The Largs Viking Festival
By: System Administrator
on: Fri 26 of June, 2009 15:59 CEST
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29th August to 6th September 2009
The world famous Largs Viking Festival takes place every year in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, as crowds gather from near and far to celebrate Viking heritage in Largs, notably the Battle of Largs 1263 (the last Viking invasion in the UK).
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Forthcoming Meetings
By: System Administrator
on: Mon 02 of March, 2009 13:20 CET
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Thanks to all of you who attended last week - a great turnout and a great meeting. We have two meetings coming up where YOUR SOCIETY NEEDS YOU.
Click on "Read more" to find out how!
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February Meeting Thursday 26th February
By: System Administrator
on: Thu 29 of Jan., 2009 19:44 CET
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Heraldic Migration from Scotland to Norway and visa versa - facts and fiction.
Our speaker this evening is Kaare Seeberg Sidselrud who is an accomplished heraldry expert and secretary of the Norwegian Heraldry Society. Heraldry is the science of coats of arms. The Norwegian Heraldry Society is the Norwegian institution for everybody who takes an interest in heraldry, seals, merchants’ marks, flags, badges etc.
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Pictures from the Burns supper 23rd January 2009
By: System Administrator
on: Wed 28 of Jan., 2009 16:12 CET
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David williamson has sent this link to some pictures he took on the occasion - thanks David.
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Robert Burns
By: System Administrator
on: Wed 21 of Jan., 2009 16:14 CET
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As it's Burns Supper weekend,
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as simply The Bard was a poet and a lyricist........
(Picture of Burns' cottage in Alloway, Scotland)
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By: System Administrator
on: Mon 19 of Jan., 2009 12:45 CET
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When stalking the heather, our chief ghillie, Farquhar Farquharson is always careful to stock up on warming drinks “to keep the cold out”. While other more timid souls rely on hot beverages and – pah! – soups, Mr Farquharson swears by ....
(Thanks to the Scotsman newspaper - the best there is!)
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The Golden Haggis
By: System Administrator
on: Sun 04 of Jan., 2009 18:10 CET
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The fabled Golden Haggis (Marag fabulosus aurelius). The hunter who spots this .....
(Thanks to the Scotsman newspaper - the best there is!)
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The Comedian Michael McIntyre on the Scots
By: System Administrator
on: Fri 19 of Dec., 2008 18:18 CET
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Great movie of the Scots, terrorists, Scottish money and holidays......
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Burns Supper Friday 23rd January - Advance Notice
By: System Administrator
on: Thu 18 of Dec., 2008 18:20 CET
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Dear Caledonian members,
This is advance notice for the 2009 Burns Supper that will be held, as usual at Oslo Militære Samfund Selskapslokaler on Friday the 23rd January 2009.......
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The Female of the Species
By: System Administrator
on: Wed 17 of Dec., 2008 12:58 CET
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This is the female of the species. We can tell by....
(Thanks to the Scotsman newspaper - the best there is!)
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10 Facts you never knew about the Haggis
By: System Administrator
on: Thu 11 of Dec., 2008 21:44 CET
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1. The correct plural of haggis is haggii, although under certain grammatical circumstances it can be haggises or even “wee yins”. The name Haggii comes from the Latin for “harried ones”.
(Thanks to the Scotsman newspaper - the best there is!)
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Here are the wines for the Christmas meeting, Thursday 4th December,
By: System Administrator
on: Wed 26 of Nov., 2008 19:57 CET
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Many thanks to Hugo Boen of Bibendum for his recommendation of wines for this evening. They are described in these leaflets - in Norwegian only I'm afraid. There are 6 in total and we can all look forward to a great evening.
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Advert for our Burns Supper Friday 23rd January - more to follow!
By: System Administrator
on: Mon 24 of Nov., 2008 18:36 CET
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The Common Haggis
This little fella could be described as the 'Common' Haggis though as every Scot knows.......
(Thanks to the Scotsman newspaper - the best there is!)
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Caledonian Christmas Meeting / Thursday 4th December
By: System Administrator
on: Wed 19 of Nov., 2008 12:58 CET
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On behalf of your Committee, it gives me great pleasure to invite you to our next meeting of the session and as you may have seen from the advance notice on this website. This is our Christmas meeting and you are invited to bring your wives, girlfriends or partners to this event. We are inviting our colleagues with the Oslo Scottish Country Dance Group and the Caledonian Pipe Band!
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A Concert for Saint Andrews Day
By: System Administrator
on: Thu 13 of Nov., 2008 15:41 CET
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Middle Ear Music will have a concert for St Andrews day at Margaretakyrkans menighetshus on Friday 28th November 2008 at 20.00
The Oslo Caledonian Pipe Band will play outside from 18.45 as an opening fanfare and Alexander MacAllister ? will play a unique selection of songs and guitar solos with a Scottish connection.....
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The Midges - Scottish Celidh Band
By: System Administrator
on: Fri 07 of Nov., 2008 12:47 CET
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I received a mail from this band with a video of them....
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Members registration and log-in
By: System Administrator
on: Fri 07 of Nov., 2008 12:43 CET
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I notice that some of you have tried to register yourselves as members and so be able to log-in.
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Caledonian Meeting Thursday 30th October - Whisky Galore!
By: System Administrator
on: Thu 02 of Oct., 2008 21:30 CEST
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The Caledonian Society will show the classic film - Whisky Galore!.
Whisky Galore is a novel written by Compton Mackenzie (1947) and was subsequently adapted for the cinema under the title Whisky Galore!.
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Job in Norway? - Document Control Manager
By: System Administrator
on: Mon 29 of Sept., 2008 13:18 CEST
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Are you Self-Motivated ?, Dynamic, Innovative, Committed and a Team player? 3D perception, which is currently undergoing a sustained period of development, is seeking such a person to fill the role of Document Control Manager. The position is vacant now due to the natural retirement of the current incumbent.
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The Burns Supper 2009 date change
By: System Administrator
on: Mon 15 of Sept., 2008 18:27 CEST
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Please note that due to a double booking at Oslo Militære Samfund, the Burns Supper has to be moved to Friday 23rd January. We apologies for this change and hope this causes you no inconvenience.
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Details of the Whisky Tasting, 25th September
By: System Administrator
on: Fri 05 of Sept., 2008 12:51 CEST
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OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE 2008-9 SESSION – THURSDAY 25TH SEPTMEBER 2008
SJØMANNSF0RENINGEN, OSLO
On behalf of your Committee, it gives me great pleasure to invite you to our first meeting of the session and as you may have seen from the advance notice on our website – www.cally.org, it will be a whisky tasting biven by our own Chris Maile. We hope you attend and especially encourage you to bring some of your friends to learn more about whisky and the society!
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5 Months to go to Homecoming Scotland 2009
By: System Administrator
on: Tue 02 of Sept., 2008 13:37 CEST
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Frank sends greetings frae Scotland
By: System Administrator
on: Mon 01 of Sept., 2008 18:50 CEST
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My name's Frank, and I'm calling from Scotland ref - www.find-it-in-scotland.com
I'm part of a new website for Scots the world over, whether ex-pats, of Scots descent or just Scot-o-philes. It's called "find-it-in-scotland.com" and it's effectively an e-magazine. We aim to start actively publicising it over the next few months.
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Cally meeting - Thursday 25th September
By: System Administrator
on: Sun 31 of Aug., 2008 14:18 CEST
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Dear Caledonian and Guests
The Caledonian Society of Norway will open with it's first meeting on Thursday 25th September with a Whisky Tasting - .
read on for more preliminary details -
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Whisky Questions for Novices
By: System Administrator
on: Sun 31 of Aug., 2008 14:10 CEST
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What types of Scotch whisky are there?
There are four types of Scotch whisky; malt whisky, grain whisky, blended whisky and blended malt whisky. To be called Scotch whisky, each type has to be matured for a minimum of three years.
What is malt whisky?
Malt whisky is produced from 100% malted barley, which is then . . . more
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