News in Brief

ANGLO-SWEDISH SOCIETY

The death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh is a huge loss to the Anglo-Swedish Society. He became Patron of the society already in 1954 and remained an active supporter. The 60th anniversary of this patronage was celebrated at Buckingham Palace on 4 November 2014. Together with the King and Queen of Sweden, he attended the Society’s 75th Anniversary banquet at the Hurlingham Club in 1994, and the Friendship Ball at The Dorchester in 2004.

The Duke of Edinburgh was also Patron of the Anglo-Finnish Society. The Nordic House/Danish Church in Hull is marking its 150th anniversary. Established in 1871, it is the oldest Danish Seamen’s church abroad. Back then many Danish ships docked in Hull with cargoes of cattle, bacon, butter and corn, and a large Danish community developed.

The Church has been serving not only local Scandinavians but also the many Danish seamen on merchant ships, and Scandinavian emigrants passing through the city on their way to the New World.

In August 2019, the Danish Church’s last resident pastor, Arne Kristophersen, returned to Denmark. He suggested at the time that the word ‘church’ might put people off, and so we have the addition of the name Nordic House.

An article on the history of the Danish Church in Hull was published in CoScan Magazine 2012/1.

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has designed and embroidered a new vestment for The Danish Church in London. She could not present it in person due to Corona but sent a letter and best wishes to the congregation. The fabric is from England, and the design is such that it can be used throughout the church year and for all ecclesiastical holidays.

11 Our AGM for 2021 will be held on Friday 24 September at 15.00, on Zoom.

CoScan informal drinks: 6-8pm on Monday 1 November 2021 in the Buckmaster Room at Buck’s Club (where the Buck’s Fizz was invented). Dress code: jacket and tie for gentlemen and equivalent for ladies.