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SUMMER  MEETING, Friday 16th June 2006

In line with Cally tradition, the Committee would like to end our season by inviting you to our Summer meeting with your partners.

The meeting will take the form of a bus tour - first to Hadeland Glassverk where we will have a tour of the premises, followed by a glassblowing demonstration. In addition we will have the opportunity to purchase items from the shop which will stay open for us.

After Hadeland, we will continue on to Klækken Hotel where we will be served a two course meal.The price for this entire tour will be NOK 400 and at this price, the society will subsidise part of the total cost. The bus will leave from the front of Hotel Opera at 17.30 and will stop at Lysaker and Sandvika. We will return to Oslo at 23.00.

Please make your reservations with David Wylie at house@cally.org, by MONDAY 12th^h June 2006.

The new Norwegian 100 year anniversary tartan - pretty isn't it?

The Scotsman - Heritage site

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Save Gaelic
Information and courses

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

From 2004
From 2002

APRIL MEETING, 27 APRIL 2006

This is the Annual General Meeting - members only please register your attendence in the usual way, send an email to house@cally.org. You should have received your agenda and papers of matter by email or in the post. If not, please let Alan know on secretary@cally.org

MARCH MEETING, 30 MARCH 2006

A seconded British Army officer's experienced in a Ghurkha Batallion Mike Seear, tells of his experiences.

"Nineteen years after leaving the 7^th Gurkha Rifles as a seconded Light Infantry officer, I attended my first 7th Gurkha Rifles Regimental Association Reunion at Netheravon on Saturday, 13 September 2003. It was an enjoyable event as well as an opportunity to sell a few copies of my book With the Gurkhas in the Falklands – A War Journal published by Pen & Sword Books two months before. An accumulated period of eight years to write, research, re-write, make two fact-finding trips to Argentina in 2002, re-write yet again (twelve drafts in all) and endure an exhausting editorial process was needed before I could claim to be an author. For those who have not read it, the book is deliberately different from the cold objective style that pertains to regimental histories. The former had to be a living story since, in the final analysis, war is about soldiers and their decisions, actions and reactions during the most traumatic ‘life event’ of them all. My eye-witness account therefore had to inform honestly those who wish to learn about ‘the what, how, why, when and who’ of the 1^st Battalion’s part in the campaign – as well as those inevitable ‘warts and all’."

Buy the book here

FEBRUARY MEETING, 23RD FEBRUARY 2006

SJØMANNSFORENINGEN, 7pm. March

The Cally returns to its normal venue at Sjømannsforeningen for our February meeting after a very enjoyable Burns Supper at Oslo Militære Samfunds Selskapslokaler.  The feedback the Committee has received has been very positive to continuing with OMS for future Burns Suppers and we would welcome any comments you may have to this choice of location as well as to whether we should continue with the Saturday event, or revert to Friday.  We would also like to thank all the Burns Supper speakers, including David Brookes, Ronald C Allison MBE and our patron, Lord Malcolm Sinclair who contributed to the success of the evening. The February meeting will be a photo safari presented by our Vice President John Monn, entitled:  

John will present a series of photographs taken during his trip “down there” in October and November last year.  In addition, we have handed over the kitchen at Sjømannsforeningen to another of our members Espen Welin Larsen, who has promised to deliver some culinary delights with a Scottish taint.  All in all, an exiting evening awaits us.

As usual dinner will cost NOK 300 for members and NOK 350 for guests.

Please make your reservations with David Wylie at house@cally.org, by MONDAY 20th^h February 2006.

Pictures from our Burns Supper 2006 - here

The site of our regular meetings, Oslo Sjømannsforening

Our next meeting will be held on 24^th November at our usual location, Oslo Sjømannsforening, starting at 7pm. The bar will be open, as is normal, prior to the meeting.

"A Hebridean Safari in words and pictures"

by Pål Hermansen 

Pål Hermansen is by profession a photographer but is also a practising dentist! The natural world represents a major part of his photographic interest and he has won many awards in this field. His work has been highly recognised by the BBC while his most recent achievements are "European Nature Photographer" in both 2004 and 2005 and "Årets Nordiske Naturfotograf".

There will be normal charges for the bar and Dinner. Please make your reservations with David Wylie at house@cally.org or by calling him on his mobile 997 91049, by MONDAY 21^st November.

Scotch on the Rocks
Thanks

The October meeting will be a Strategy meeting to be held on 27^th October at our usual location, Oslo Sjømannsforening, starting at 7pm.

During this meeting, the Committee would like the members to voice their opinions on the future of the Society, within the framework of the current Constitution.  Topics to be addressed should include (but not necessarily be limited to):

• 60th anniversary - organising committee - members, reporting frequency, format of event, available funds

• Format of regular meetings - frequency, style, location

• Raison d'être for the society -  how do we communicate this

• New members - where do we find, how do we keep, how do we raise the profile of the Society

• Income - attendance fees, joining fees, sales of items

Andreas Wettre from “The Performance Group” has agreed to assist us in this process and to ensure that everyone’s opinions are made known.  Note that this meeting is for members only and as usual dinner will cost NOK 300/member.

Tallisker Distillery - and some local culture!

September Meeting - Thursday 29th September

A VERTICAL TASTING OF TALISKER Whiskies

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.

The meeting will start at 19.00 at Sjømannsforeningen This will be a popular meeting, reservations to David Wylie at house@cally.org  Friday 23rd September at the latest please!

Some great whisky links in anticipation of the evening!

The event list for 2005 - 2006 is now available. Book these dates in your diary and look forward to a great season!     Reserve especially Saturday 9th September 2006 - The Cally's 60th Anniversary Gala Dinner!