12th May at 2.30 p.m. 'Mother's Day' service at the Leicester Estonian House conducted by pastor Valdo Lust.
13th May - CLEAN-UP DAY at the Leicester Estonian Club
13th May at 2.00 p.m. 'Mother's Day' service at the Bradford Estonian House conducted by pastor Valdo Lust.
13th May at 1.00 p.m. 'Mother's Day' Sunday lunch at the Estonian House London. Please register beforehand at katrin@legrain.eu
19th May - "Race Night" at the Bradford Estonian Club. Funds raised will go to support the Children's Summer camp.
26th May - National folk dancing workshop at Catthorpe Manor, LE17 6DF. Please inform Kristy Sheldon beforehand if you intend to participate. kristysheldon@hotmail.com
Friday 8 June at 7pm at the Wigmore Hall, London. Pianist Mihkel Poll performs the winner’s recital. Tickets: £12 from the Wigmore Hall Box Office 020 7935 2141
Saturday 9th June - Midsummer event at the Foxgrove Club, Beckenham, BR3 5DE starting at 5.00 p.m. Look at the London Estonian Society website for more details.
10th June - St. John's Day lunch at the Estonian House London at 1.00 p.m.
16th June - Midsummer Barbeque at the Leicester Estonian House starting at 5.00 p.m.
17th June at 3.00 p.m. - Commemoration Service for Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians deported to Siberia in June 1941 by the Soviet regime. St. James Church, Piccadilly, London
23rd June - Midsummer's Day event at the Bradford Estonian House featuring singer Siiri Känd from Estonia. Music, dancing, Barbeque, bonfire and more. Free entry.
Sunday 12th to Saturday 18th August at Catthorpe Manor, near Rugby LE17 6DF - Children's summer camp. Details from Kristy Sheldon (look at Tulevik web site)
Saturday 18th August - RAHVAPIDU at Catthorpe Manor, near Rugby LE17 6DF. Starts at 1.30 p.m. Guest performers - "Viljandi Gypsy Jazz" from Estonia. Music, dancing, tombola, raffle and more. Everybody welcome.
The May issue of Eesti Hääl includes reports from the ÜEKN (World Estonian Council) meeting, held recently in Tallinn and, more domestically the Annual General Meeting of the Bradford Estonian House. The interview this month is with Paul Ratnik, who runs the bar at the Bradford Club and looks after the facility.
Other articles this month include a report on the Baltic Symposium held at the School of East European and Slavonic Studies UCL, a review of Edward Lucas' latest book - "Deception - lies, spies and how Russia dupes the West" and a story of the journey of post-war exile from Estonia to the USA.
A visit to the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine by representatives of Estonian organisations in this country is also highlighted, as are the regular sport and cookery columns.
The children who attend the Estonian School in London have produced a collage of their work in readiness for Mother's Day (the Continental version on 13th May) and this is given prominence in the centre pages.
The conclusion to the interesting article by Peeter Umblia, who reflects upon the Estonian Association in Sweden and asks whether it matches up to the expectations and demands of new arrivals from Estonia, is printed on page 5 alongside an article by Jüri Estam on the way the Estonian media outside Estonia is viewed.
Happy reading
The next issue will be published on Wednesday 13th June in readiness for the Summer's Day celebrations in Leicester and Bradford.
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