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  • The British-Slovene Society annual dinner

    The British-Slovene Society's annual dinner on the occasion of Preseren day is to take place on 13 February 2010.

  • Have a wonderful Preseren evening

    Have a wonderful Preseren evening and I will be with you in spirit (snaps,
    that is!)

    Lep pozdrav

    Shirlie
    www.shirlieroden.com

  • St. Nicholas celebration at Barka

    On St. Nicholas Day, we gathered at the premises of the Barka Association for a St. Nicholas celebration. The evening was very joyful and full of enthousiasm for all participants.

  • Christmas Carol Service

    Thanks to the British-Slovene Society's very happy and friendly relationship with the City of London Church of St Andrew by the Wardrobe, they will be holding for the ninth year running, their Anglo-Slovene Carol Service.

     

    The Christmas Carol Service will take place on Friday, 4 December 2009 at 6.30 pm at the Church St Andrew by the Wardrobe, Queen Victoria Street and St. Andrew's Hill, City of London, EC4.

  • Festive gathering for Slovenian children, Monday, 7 December 2009

    The Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia in London

    H.E. Iztok Jarc

    kindly invites you and your children

    to a festive gathering for Slovenian children

    and to a reception with Slovenian wine for parents

     

    On Monday, 7 December 2009 at the Embassy in London

    10 Little College Street; London SW1P 3SH

  • SLOVENIA 1945: Memories of Death and Survival After World War II, interview with Marcus Ferrar and John Corsellis

    Click here
    to watch an interview in English with Slovene subtitles by Slovene state television with Marcus Ferrar and John Corsellis about their book     Slovenia 1945.

  • Veleposlanik Republike Slovenije v Veliki Britaniji Iztok Jarc Vas vljudno vabi na KONCERT

    Veleposlanik Republike Slovenije v Veliki Britaniji
    Iztok Jarc

    Vas vljudno vabi na

    koncert Tria Greenwich
    ter
    sprejem za Slovence in prijatelje Slovenije, živeče v Veliki Britaniji

    v petek, 26. junija 2009, ob 18:30 uri
    v cerkvi St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe
    St Andrew's Hill & Queen Victoria Street
    London EC4V 5DE


    RSVP: mateja.dolenc@gov.si ali 020 7227 9722












    Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Kingdom
    H.E. Iztok Jarc
    requests the pleasure of your company at the

    Concert of Greenwich Trio
    And
    and the reception that will follow the concert

    Friday 26. June 2009 at 6:30 PM
    St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe
    St Andrew's Hill & Queen Victoria Street
    London EC4V 5DE

    RSVP: mateja.dolenc@gov.si or 020 7227 9722

  • The Picnic

    This will take place on Sunday 28th June in the Oxford University Arboretum at Nuneham Courtenay. We will meet in the usual place by the kosolec. Bring your own picnic and drinks, deck chairs, picnic blankets, your kids, grandchildren, and umbrellas - the more umbrellas we bring, the less likely it is to rain. It has been a custom to bring plenty of food and drink and share it with everyone.

    Programme:

    10.00m The Arboretum opens

    12.00noon We gather

    12.30pm HE The Ambassador will unveil the plaque on the kosolec

    12.45pm We will then take lunch

    2.00pm We will be treated to the British première of Busca by Saša Pavček, which lasts about 40 minutes.

    5.00 pm Arboretum closes

  • Looking for an English native speaker with a good knowledge of Slovenian language

    Hello,

    my name is Ksenija Yoder Batic, I am Slovene and I learned about the British Slovene Society through our family friend Bernard Winchester.

    I was wondering if someone in the British Society could help me ... I am looking for an English native speaker with a good knowledge of Slovenian language and with a sense for creative writing who would be interested in translating a novel from Slovenian to English (200 pages).

  • Eurovision Party - 16th of May 2009

    Eurovision Party - watching the Moscow EUROVISON music contest. The get-together will be held at the THE DEVEREUX, off Essex Street, round the
    corner from Fleet Street.

    Looking forward to see you all there on the 16th of May at 8 pm!

    MAP:
    http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=531051&y=181023&z=0&sv=WC2R+3JJ&st=2&pc=WC2

    R+3JJ&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf

  • Evening with Aleksander Mezek

    You are cordially invited to a

    Evening with Aleksander Mezek

    Admission Free

    Friday 5 June 2009, 20.00

    William Goodenough House, Large Common Room, Goodenough College (map
    8703.00044dd98a86ff5d110ba&ll=51.526021,-0.120034&spn=0.0055,0.027466&z=16>
    )



    Aleksander Mezek (also known as Alexander John) is a Slovenian musician that
    has made a successful music career both in the UK and in Slovenia.



    This event is brought to you by LSE SU Slovenian Society and British-Slovene
    Society

    For further information please email Urban Sila at u.sila@lse.ac.uk




    All Welcome!

  • Request

    A nephew of our trustee member Breda Wilkinson would like to travel to Slovenia on or around 21 July. As he is only 13.5 years old, we would like to know of a member who he could travel with. Of course we would bring him to the Airport and introduce him, or better still have a conversation about it prior to booking his air ticket. Many thanks, Breda Wilkinson email: johnbreda@tinyonline.co.uk

  • Veleposlanik Republike Slovenije v Veliki Britaniji Iztok Jarc v Penarthu sprejel nagrado valižanske cerkvene skupnosti namenjeno Gorski reševalni zvezi Slovenije – Bohinj.

    Veleposlanik RS v Veliki Britaniji Iztok Jarc je 26. marca 2009 obiskal Penarth (Wales), kjer je na posebni slovesnosti sprejel nagrado in zahvalo valižanske cerkvene skupnosti, namenjeno Gorski reševalni službi Bohinj (GRS) za njihovo predanost ob iskanju lokalnega duhovnika in uradnika združene reformistične cerkve, gospoda Davida Foxa.


    Potem ko je David Fox med preživljanjem počitnic v okolici Bohinja lansko poletje izginil brez sledu, so člani GRS Bohinj nemudoma pričeli z obširno reševalno akcijo v okoliških gorah, vendar pogrešanega žal niso našli. V teh težkih trenutkih je bila skupnosti v veliko uteho dobrota in strokovnost GRS Bohinj, ki ni obupala in je z iskanjem nadaljevala še skoraj 14 dni po začetku reševalne akcije. Takšna predanost se je dotaknila prebivalcev Walesa in članov cerkvene skupnosti, ki so pokojnemu duhovniku predstavljali družino. V zahvalo so zbrali donacijo več kot 1.500 britanskih funtov, ki so jo na slovesnosti namenili za delovanje GRS. Člani cerkvene skupnosti so bili počaščeni, da je slovenski veleposlanik darilo sprejel osebno.

    Mašo, posvečeno življenju in delu Davida Foxa, je vodil Peter Noble, vodja združene reformistične cerkve v Walesu, udeležili pa so se jo vsi vidni predstavniki cerkve in veliko število pripadnikov skupnosti. Dogodek je bil v regiji medijsko izjemno odmeven. Veleposlanik se je v kratkem zahvalnem govoru poklonil življenju Davida Foxa in v imenu GRS sprejel donacijo.

    Veleposlanik Jarc je pot v Wales izkoristil tudi za nadaljevanje prizadevanj Slovenije v smeri krepitev vsestranskih vezi po vsej Veliki Britaniji, zlasti na gospodarskem področju. Ob tokratnem obisku je imel vrsto bilateralnih srečanj s predstavniki lokalnih oblasti in gospodarstva, med drugim s predsednikom valižanskega parlamenta Cawrynom Jonesom ter z županjo Cardiffa Kate Lloyd. Pogovori so potrdili interes po poglobitvi sodelovanja na obeh straneh.

  • Masters/PgDip Scholarships for 2009-10

    Suitably qualified applicants from any branch of the Social Sciences and
    Humanities are invited to apply for Masters studentships and Postgraduate
    language diplomas for study in the 2009-10 academic year.

    Applications are invited for the one-year MSc in Russian and East European
    Studies, University of Glasgow and for intensive one-year Postgraduate
    diplomas (PgDip) in Russian, Polish, Czech Serbian/Croatian and Slovene
    language.

    Applications should send a covering letter, CV and two references to Ann
    Mulholland, CRCEES Administrator at the address below by 27th February
    2009.

  • Premier Brown pozval k nizkoogljični oživitvi gospodarstva

    Prejšnji teden so se v Davosu sestali svetovni politični in gospodarski voditelji in razpravljali o recesiji. Britanski premier Gordon Brown je pozval k mednarodnemu soglasju o nizkoogljični obnovi in opozoril, da »če sedanjih emisij na svetovni ravni ne zmanjšamo vsaj za polovico do leta 2050, bomo povzročili človeško in gospodarsko katastrofo, proti kateri bo današnja kriza videti majhna.«

  • Premier Borut Pahor na obisku v Londonu in Parizu

    Predsednik Vlade Republike Slovenije Borut Pahor se bo v četrtek in petek, 5. in 6. marca 2009, mudil na delovnem obisku v Londonu in Parizu. Namen pogovorov delegacije Vlade RS v obeh evropskih prestolnicah je poglobitev političnega dialoga s Francijo ter Združenim kraljestvom Velike Britanije in Severne Irske. Poseben poudarek bo namenjen izmenjavi pogledov ter stališč glede reševanja finančne in gospodarske krize, vprašanja energetske varnosti, uveljavitve Lizbonske pogodbe kakor tudi drugih aktualnih mednarodnih vprašanj, povezanih zlasti z trenutnimi razmerami na Bližnjem vhodu.


    V okviru obiska v Združenem kraljestvu Velike Britanije in Severne Irske se bo premier Borut Pahor srečal s svojim gostiteljem predsednikom britanske vlade Gordonom Brownom ter drugimi predstavniki britanskega političnega, gospodarskega in finančnega življenja. V okviru obiska bo imel tudi predavanje na »London School of Economics«.


    Osrednji del obiska v Parizu bo srečanje predsednika slovenske vlade s predsednikom Francoske republike Nicolasom Sarkozyjem. Premier Borut Pahor pa se bo ob tej priložnosti srečal tudi z generalnim sekretarjem OECD Angelom Gurrío.


    Predsednika vlade Boruta Pahorja bosta ob tej priložnosti spremljala tudi minister za finance dr. Franc Križanič in minister za gospodarstvo dr. Matej Lahovnik, na pogovorih v Parizu pa se jim bo pridružil tudi minister za razvoj in evropske zadeve dr. Mitja Gaspari.

     

  • SLOVENIAN CULTURAL EVENING at LSE

    LSE SU Slovenian Society

    Invites you to the annual

    CULTURAL EVENING

    At the occasion of Slovenian national day of culture, 8th of February,

    Which will take place on Wednesday, 18th of February

    At LSE, room D502 (Clement House, Aldwych) at 8pm

    ________________________________________________________

    You will be able to enjoy:

    The finest Slovenian voice in London, Irena Preda

    A lecture by "Mr Lavtar from Geography Department"

    The traditional quiz for non-Slovenians

    Refreshments and social gathering according to the good old Slovenian habit

  • Imenovan nov britanski veleposlanik

    Gospod Andrew Page ja bil imenovan za novega veleposlanika Združenega kraljestva Velike Britanije in Severne Irske v Republiki Sloveniji. Gospod Page bo posle prevzel marca 2009. Njegov predhodnik Tim Simmons se je vrnil v London, kjer nadaljuje z delom v diplomaciji.

  • LSE SU Slovenian Society Invites you to the annual CULTURAL EVENING: Petelinji zajtrk

    LSE SU Slovenian Society
    Invites you to the annual
    CULTURAL EVENING

    Which will take place on Thursday, 4th of March
    At 6:30 pm in room D202
    London School of Economics
    Clement House 99, Aldwych
    London, WC2B 4JF

  • Premier Borut Pahor na obisku v Londonu in Parizu

    Premier Borut Pahor na obisku v Londonu in Parizu


    Predsednik Vlade Republike Slovenije Borut Pahor se bo v četrtek in petek, 5. in 6. marca 2009, mudil na delovnem obisku v Londonu in Parizu. Namen pogovorov delegacije Vlade RS v obeh evropskih prestolnicah je poglobitev političnega dialoga s Francijo ter Združenim kraljestvom Velike Britanije in Severne Irske. Poseben poudarek bo namenjen izmenjavi pogledov ter stališč glede reševanja finančne in gospodarske krize, vprašanja energetske varnosti, uveljavitve Lizbonske pogodbe kakor tudi drugih aktualnih mednarodnih vprašanj, povezanih zlasti z trenutnimi razmerami na Bližnjem vhodu.

     

    V okviru obiska v Združenem kraljestvu Velike Britanije in Severne Irske se bo premier Borut Pahor srečal s svojim gostiteljem predsednikom britanske vlade Gordonom Brownom ter drugimi predstavniki britanskega političnega, gospodarskega in finančnega življenja. V okviru obiska bo imel tudi predavanje na »London School of Economics«.

  • Prime Minister of Slovenia Borut Pahor to speak at London School of Economics, 5th of February 2009

    From a federal entity to a state at the helm of the EU
    Date: Thursday 5 February 2009
    Time: 1-2pm
    Venue: Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, The London School of
    Economics and Political Science
    Speaker: Borut Pahor

  • Vstopnice za nogometno tekmo, Anglija-Slovenija

    Slovenska nogometna reprezentanca bo v soboto, 5. septembra 2009 s predvidenim začetkom ob 17.30 na londonskem stadionu Wembley odigrala prijateljsko tekmo z nogometno reprezentanco Anglije. Več informacij o tekmi ter o slovenskem sektorju na Wembleyju najdete na spodnji povezavi: http://www.nzs.si/slovenija/naslednja-tekma.

    Za Slovence, živeče v Veliki Britaniji sta na voljo dve poti do vstopnic:

    1. Nogometna zveza Slovenije se je s slovensko-angleškim poslovnim klubom dogovorila, da se prodaja vstopnic organizira v Londonu. Vstopnice bo možno do vključno torka, 30. junija 2009 med delovnim časom osebno rezervirati in plačati na sedežu poslovnega kluba, to je na naslovu Veleposlaništva RS v Londonu:
    10 Little College Street
    SW1P 3SH LONDON

    Cena vstopnice je Ł42 ali €50, ob plačilu bo potrebno sporočiti tudi naslednje podatke za vsakega obiskovalca tekme: ime, priimek, naslov ter način prevzema vstopnic (osebno ali po pošti).  

    2. Vstopnice lahko do vključno torka, 30. junija 2009 naročite in plačate  tudi preko interneta na http://www.nzs.si/Vstopnice. Če želite tako naročene in plačane vstopnice dvigniti v VB, je nujno, da ob registraciji navedete svoj naslov v VB ter da med možnostmi prevzema izberete osebni prevzem. Samo v tem primeru bodo vstopnice prispele na naslov slovensko-angleškega poslovnega kluba. V primeru nakupa preko interneta je nujno tudi, da do konca julija, to je do 31. 7. 2009 na naslov hisavstopnic@eventim.si pošljete vaše podatke: ime, priimek, naslov ter ID nakupa (ki ga boste dobili ob internetnem nakupu).

    PREVZEM VSTOPNIC: Vstopnice bodo na voljo predvidoma po 15. avgustu. Po tem datumu jih bo mogoče prevzeti na sedežu poslovnega kluba, to je na naslovu Veleposlaništva RS v Londonu:
    10 Little College Street
    SW1P 3SH LONDON
    Poslovni klub bo v sodelovanju z veleposlaništvom organiziral tudi pošiljanje vstopnic po pošti. Kupce po internetu prosimo, da za prejem po pošti izrecno zaprosijo s sporočilom na naslov: vlo@gov.si.

  • Brezplačen tečaj slovenskega jezika za otroke

    Spoštovani starši,


    V sodelovanju z gospo Vanjo Kolmanič poizkuša veleposlaništvo pomagati pri organizaciji tečaja za otroke, ki bi se radi učili slovenskega jezika.

  • Tečaj slovenščine za otroke

    Dragi starši,

    Moje ime je Vanja Kolmanič. Sem profesorica slovenščine in angleščine, v Londonu sem zaposlena kot Teaching Assistant na osnovni soli, ob torkih zvečer pa poučujem slovenščino na University College London.


    Porodila se mi je ideja, da bi organizirala tečaj slovenščine za slovenske otroke v Londonu. Pri urah bomo uporabljali učbenik, veliko bomo peli, plesali in brali kratke zgodbe, se igrali igrice, uprizarjali kratke igre, ne bomo pozabili na ročne spretnosti, tako da nam bo prav lustno. Ob koncu tečaja vam bomo predstavili, kaj vse smo počeli in se novega naučili.

  • 2008 – Pomembno leto za Slovenijo in nase odnose z Veliko Britanijo

    1. januarja 2008 je Slovenija s ponosom in odgovornostjo prevzela predsedovanje Svetu Evropske unije. Skozi naslednjih šest mesecev je poleg zadovoljstva ob vsaki uspešno opravljeni nalogi rasla tudi nasa hvaležnost vsem evropskim partnerjem za njihovo spodbudo, podporo in pomoč. Prispevek Velike Britanije je bil v tem pogledu nenadomestljiv.

  • Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2009!

  • Message from the British Ambassador Tim Simmons

    2008 has been an important and successful year for Slovenia, with her first Presidency of the European Union in the first half of the year and general elections in the autumn. It has been a challenging year too for the British Embassy in Slovenia.

     

    The Slovenian Presidency saw a huge increase in activity, with greater traffic, both physical and electronic, between Slovenia and Britain that ever before. Our team in Slovenia was reinforced by five British public servants, seconded into Slovenian Ministries to help them to deliver their Presidency objectives. UK-Slovenian partnership reached new levels across a range of areas, especially in the fields of energy, economic reform, better regulation and CFSP.

     

    In other areas, too, the British presence in Slovenia became more visible. The British Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia was established in the New year, and in September, the British International School of Ljubljana welcomed its first pupils. The Embassy has been happy to support both initiatives and we wish them both every success in the future.

  • Olympia Horse Show z Lipicanci

    Zaradi večje prepoznavnosti Slovenije, Lipice in lipicanca na trgu Velike Britanje po obisku angleške kraljice Elizabete II konec oktobra letos, se je Kobilarna Lipica odločila, da se dodatno izkoristi pozitiven moment tega obiska tako s konjerejskega, konjeniškega in turističnega stališča. Zato se bo Kobilarna Lipica od 16.-22. decembra z lastnim razstavnim prostorom( M21) udeležila velike konjeniške prireditve v Londonu in sicer Olympia Horse Show (http://www.olympiahorseshow.com/ ). Na razstavnem prostoru Kobilarne Lipica bodo na voljo vse informacije o delu in življenju v kobilarni Lipica, prav tako pa tudi informacije o možnostih obiska in bivanja v Lipici, na Krasu in v Sloveniji.

  • Events - End 2008 and Early 2009

    CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE – FRI 5 DEC 2008 6.30PM

    The Society will be holding its annual Anglo-Slovene Carol Service at St. Andrew by the Wardrobe Church in London.

     

    CONCERT BY APZ TONE TOMSIC – FRI 12 DEC 7.30PM

    Conducted by Ursa Lah, APZ tone Tomsic is a student choir from the University of Ljubljana. The choir won the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing in 2002 and 2008.

     

    UK-EU NEW YEAR CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT - THUR 8 JAN 2009 7PM

    The UK-EU Societies are jointly organising a European-themed classical music concert to celebrate the New Year.

     

    DATE FOR DIARY – PRESERNOV VECER SAT 21 FEB 2009

    Please keep a note in your diary for the 2009 Annual Dinner - Presernov Vecer which is to be held on the evening of Sat 21 Feb 2009.

  • Praznična prireditev za slovenske otroke 12. decembra - ZBIRANJE KONČNIH PRIJAV DO 14/11

    Dragi starši,

    hvala za izražen interes za Praznično prireditev za slovenske otroke. Do danes je prispelo kar 45 preliminarnih prijav!

    Na veleposlaništvu smo se odločili, da bo manjša prireditev/pogostitev potekala v petek, 12. decembra na veleposlaništvu v Londonu (10 Little College Street; London SW1P 3SH). Glede na oblico izraženega interesa in prostorih skromne velikosti na veleposlaništvu, bomo prireditev razdelili v dva dela.

  • CALL FOR ARTISTS

    BALKAN ART WEEK LONDON 2009

    For the 5th year in a row TERMINAL/00/ is staging a platform to present, promote and discuss contemporary Balkan art, where both emerging and already established artists from the Balkan region are invited to display their works. Established in 2004, TERMINAL/00/ has since become a major international event for contemporary Balkan art. Located in London, in the midst of the vibrant cultural scene, TERMINAL/00/ has received an enthusiastic response from the public as an experimental, forward-looking and contextual contemporary mixed show. The four editions of Balkan Art Week thus far have to date explored a variety of exhibition formats, visual arts, live music, DJ’s, multimedia, performing arts, public talks, open forums and lectures.

  • Slovenian President Dr Danilo Türk in London

    Slovenian President Dr Danilo Türk was in London on 12 March as the keynote speaker at the “Living Together” summit organized by the British Council in the light of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. On this occasion President Dr Türk also met with Prime Minister Brown to discuss the global issues such as millennium development goals, climate change, reform of global institutions and Middle East.

  • EU Presidency

    On the occasion of the Presidency of the European Council of the Republic of Slovenia H.E. Iztok Mirošič, Slovenian Ambassador in London and Minister for Europe Jim Murphy hosted the reception at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The ceremony marking the assumption of the Slovenian EU Presidency took place on 15 January 2008.