Christmas Carol Service at the Norwegian Church  

The annual and much-loved service of carols and readings returns this year to the Norwegian Church in Rotherhithe and will be followed by traditional refreshments. The service will be led jointly by Rev’d Dag Magnus Hopstock Havgar and Rev’d Canon Arani Sen. The service is free to attend (with a small charge on the day to cover catering costs). Please write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to confirm your attendance.

Date: Thursday 14 December 2023, 18:00

Location: St. Olav's Norwegian Church, 1 St. Olav's Square, Albion Street, SE16 7JB London

Nearest stations: Rotherhithe (Overground), Canada Water (Overground & Jubilee) 

Guided tour of the Royal Albert Hall  

One of the events of this autumn will be a guided tour of the Royal Albert Hall, the iconic venue inaugurated in 1871 by Queen Victoria and dedicated to the memory of the prematurely departed Albert, Prince Consort. The tour will be followed by an afternoon tea.

Date: Wednesday 8 November 2023, 12:45

Location: the Royal Albert Hall, south entrance, door 12, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

Nearest stations: South Kensington (District, Circle and Piccadilly) 

Grieg Society piano concert at the Norwegian Church  

All Anglo-Norse members are invited to attend a recital by the Malaysian-born pianist Bobby Chen, who will perform a programme of music by Grieg, Liszt and Schumann. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. directly if you wish to attend.

Date: Saturday 28 October 2023, 15:00

Location: St. Olav's Norwegian Church, 1 St. Olav's Square, Albion Street, London SE16 7JBLondon

Nearest stations: Rotherhithe (Overground), Canada Water (Overground & Jubilee)  

Guided tour to the Leighton House museum in Kensington  

From its construction in the 1860s until shortly before Leighton’s death, his studio house was a constant pre-occupation and combined spaces for living, working, entertaining and the display of Leighton’s collections.

Leighton House was recently re-opened by HM King Charles III, following a multi-million pound restoration. We shall enjoy a guided tour lasting 90 minutes and taking us through the lavish interiors, including the magnificent Arab Hall and the recently restored Winter Studio, offering fascinating insights into the life and career of Frederic Leighton and the history of the house itself.

Date: Thursday July 6 2023, 14:00

Location: Leighton House museum, 12 Holland Park Rd, W14 8LZ, London

Nearest stations: High Street Kensington and Kensington Olympia 

"Celebrating Grieg" - piano recital with Thormod Rønning Kvam at the National Liberal Club  

Acclaimed pianist and musical director Thormod Rønning Kvam will perform on the day of Edvard Grieg's 180th birthday.
The piano recital, organised by Kettner Concerts in collaboration with the Grieg Society of Great Britain, will feature a selection of works by the Norwegian composer, including the Holberg Suite, Peasant Dances and Grieg's own piano transcription of the Peer Gynt suite.

Date: Thursday June 15 2023, 7pm
Venue: The National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, London SW1A 2HE
Tickets: purchasable at this link

Private viewing of the UCL exhibition "Not Just Words: Learning Languages through Art and Objects"  

"Not Just Words" presents an innovative approach to language learning at UCL that takes artworks and objects as a starting point. The private viewing for Anglo-Norse Society members will include:

• a short introduction to the exhibition by co-curator and Anglo-Norse Council member, Dr Elettra Carbone

• a viewing and introduction to seven engravings of Norwegian landscapes that are part of UCL’s Art Collections

Date:  Monday May 15, 14:00. The visit will conclude with tea, coffee and mini-pastries (payable on the day)
Address: UCL, 23-25 Gower Street, London. WC1E 6BT
Nearest stations: Euston Square (Circle, Hammersmith, Metropolitan Lines), Warren Street (Northern, Victoria Lines)

Anglo-Norse Society AGM and "Cello Recital" by Erlend Vestby 

On Thursday 25 May (6pm for 6.45pm) the AGM will take place. The event is open to all but only members may vote.

From 7.15pm, we will be treated to a "cello recital" by Erlend Vestby, recipient of the Anglo-Norse Scholarship at the Royal College of Music, accompanied by Paul Gobey (Chairman of The Anglo-Norse Society).
The programme will include works by J. S. Bach, Edvard Grieg, David Monrad Johansen, Edward Elgar and Frederick Delius. 


Venue: The Norwegian Church, 1 St Olav’s Square, SE16 7JB, London.
Attendence is free. Refreshments will be available before the AGM (please pay on the day)
Nearest stations: Canada Water, Rotherhithe

Sue Prideaux's presentation on the graphic works of Edvard Munch 

On the evening of March 7, the Anglo-Norse Society hosted a reception at the residence of the Norwegian Ambassador, His Excellency Wegger Chr. Strømmen. The participants were treated to a presentation and analysis of the Munch's prints present in the residence's library by Anglo-Norwegian art scholar Sue Prideaux. 

Carol Service at St Olave, Hart Street, London EC3R 7NB 

Thursday 15th December at 6.00pm  EC3R 7NB   The service will be followed by refreshments for which there will be a small charge.

Flammen over Jølster, a movie about the Norwegian painter Nicolai Astrup.  

"Venue: the Norwegian Embassy, 25 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QD

Time: Thursday 29 September, 18:30 for refreshments

19:15 for the film, which lasts 1 hour 20 minutes, and is in Norwegian with English subtitles. Of the film, the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten wrote "en fascinerende film som gir god kunnskap".

Talk by Dr Olav Orheim: "Comparing the polar heroes - as leaders and as men" 

Dr Orheim, a former director of the Norwegian Polar Institute, will focus on Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton. In the light of the recent discovery of Shackleton's ship "Endurance", this talk is particularly relevant.

Time: Thursday 26 May 6.00 for 6.45

Place: The Norwegian Church, St Olav's Church, Rotherhithe, SE 16 7JB.

Nearest station: Canada Water (Jubilee Line and Overground).

Refreshments will be available; to assist with catering, please e-mail your intention to attend to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The film, 'The King's Choice' (original title 'Kongens nei')

will be shown at 7.00 pm on Thursday 28 November at the Norwegian Seamen's Church, 1,St Olav's Square, Albion Street, London SE16 7JB  

Jon Seal will present his film,'TheTeacher's Protest'

on Thursday 31 October at 5.00pm in the Lecture Theatre G022 of the Pearson Building at UCL, (University College London) Gower Street, London WC1E 6 BT 

Tea/coffee and sandwiches will be available in the South Cloisters from 4.00pm. At 5.00 pm those wishing to see the film will cross the court diagonlly to the Pearson Building (step free access), where Jon Seal will introduce the showing of his film. After the showing drinks and nibbles will be available in the adjacent room where there will be a chances to talk to Jon. Cost of the event £10.00.

Non-members of the Anglo-Norse Society welcome and should contact the organiser at the event in order to pay.

Lars Saaby Christensen in Conversation at the British Library

Monday 7th October 2019, 19.15-2030 in Ithe Knowledge Centre. 

Tickets from: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,  or ring 01937 546546.  Members £11.00, Full Price £11.00 Seniors £9.50 and students £5.50 

Best-known in the UK for his bestselling novel The Half Brother, Norway’s Lars Saabye Christensen speaks to Georgina Godwin in a rare UK appearance about his latest novel in translation, Echoes of the City, which traces an Oslo community’s slow recovery from a period of crippling austerity following World War Two..

Group Visit to the Middle Temple, London 

Thursday 3rd October 2019

The visit will begin at 10.30 with coffee/tea and biscuits before the guided tour which starts at 11.00 and lasts about one hour - cost £12.00. The Group is then invited to a 3-course lunch in the magnificent Elizabethan hall -cost £35.  Sir Richard Dales will lead the group and will stay for lunch. If you would like to attend, please see the Anglo-Norse Newsletter when it is sent                                                          out at the end of July.                                                              

AGM and talk by the recently appointed Norwegian Ambassador H.E. Wegger Strømmen.

Thursday 23rd May at the Norwegian Church Rotherhithe

Refreshments (coffee, tea, the Norwegian Church's famous waffles and wine) will be served from 5.30 pm

                                                                The AGM will be at 6.30 and the Ambassador's talk at 7.30pm   

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Visit to the British Museum to see the Exhibition: Munch: Love and Angst.

Thursday 2nd May. Cost £28, which includes:

10.30 Coffe In Clore Education Centre Foyer, under the Great Court, accessible by lifts and stairs.   

 11.00 Lecture by the curator of the Exhibition Giulia  Bartrum

12.00 Lunch Break. ( Lunch not included in the price of the ticket).

 13.30 Admission to the exhibition on Level 1, Room 35.  

If you would like to attend, please send a cheque to Angela Christophersen, 19 Hamilton House, Vicarage Gate, London W8 4HL.

The cheque to be made out to The Anglo-Norse Society. Please also supply your e-mail address and telephone number.

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Programme of Vera Lynn songs sung by Sybil Richardson accompanied by Paul Gobey at the Norwegian Church, Rotherhithe

Thursday 7 March 2019 at 7.00pm, with refreshments beforehand from 6.00pm

Sybil Richardson is well-known in Norway. Supported by the Norwegian Cultural Council, she has toured the country with her programme 'We'll Meet Again'  for more than 15 years. She has travelled from Melbu in the north to Trondheim, Bergen, Stavanger and Farsund in the south, playing in large concert halls and  intimate venues.  We are now fortunate to have her singing for us here in Rotherhithe.

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