Concert in Christchurch - Tónleikar

Hello everyone! Just to let you know there is a concert coming up here in Christchurch - see the poster here below (click for a larger version) or click here for the facebook event..

Let us know if you have any event coming up or if you have news to put here on the site..
Do keep in touch :) xox

Sigrún Edda skrifar

Hi everyone.

I think Hera has done very well setting up this blogspot for us, many thanks for all the work!
Anyway, my name is Sigun Edda Crowe, and I’m the president of the Icelandic Society here in the North Island. It has been going for 21 years now, I believe we had our first proper meeting in Taupo in 1987.

The Icelanders here in the North Island live all over the place, and we make a point of getting together once a year, usually the first weekend in March.
We take turns at organising the reunions, and they have been held in many places, and mostly in motor camps. These reunions are mostly for family fun, and apart from all the catching up and talking, we make a point of having a soccer game on the Saturday, and then a combined barbecue on the Saturday night.
Everyone is welcome, just watch this blogspot, or, if you are on the address list you will be contacted directly by who ever is doing the organising. If you are not on the contact list, feel free to get in touch with me and I will add your name to it.

Our next reunion will be held in Auckland, the last weekend in March 2009. We are going to join in with the biannual Scandinavian meeting, for the very first time.
These Scandinavian meetings have been going for a long time, as the Danes, Norwegians, Finns and the Swedes have a lot longer immigration history here than us.
There are mixed feelings among our members regarding this. We have been invited to join in the past, but have resisted on the grounds that we are so few, and we feared we would simply get lost in the crowd.
However, we have now elected to give this a go as a one-off, and see if it suits us. Thorbergur, Siggi and Ingi in Auckland have been representing the Icelandic Society on the planning committee, and I’m sure they will keep us informed. Thorbergur is also looking at suitable accommodation so that we can all stay together, and probably have our very own party/reunion on the Friday night.

There are considerable costs involved in being a part of this Scandinavian meeting, which is a bit of a bummer ! We have never had any membership fees, and therefore no money in the kitty. This is the reason we elected to instigate our $50 annual membership fee, to kick-start a fund.

I can understand that the Icelanders in the South Island feel this Auckland meeting has no benefits for them, but bear in mind that if we decide to continue to be a part of the Scandinavian Club, future meetings will also be held in the South Island.

The other project in hand is a donation of a ribbon from the NZ Icelandic Society to the Mooring Stone in Parliament. The approx cost of this ribbon is $200.

I’m asking those who are not willing to share in the cost of the involvement with the Scandinavian meeting in 2009, to at least contribute $20 towards the ribbon.
Our bank account details are
Westpac
Account name NZ Icelandic Society
Account number 03 1545 0063831 00