Norwegian Church, 1 St Olav’s Square
Free attendance
11.00 Church Service
12.15 Coffee, waffles and refreshments
12.30 Wreath laying at the King Haakon Statue, music by Regent Brass
12.40 Departure for Southwark Park
Church is open until 16:00
Southwark Park by the Band Stand
Admission Adult 17+ years: £7.50
Admission Student 17+ years: £5
Admission Child 6-16 years: £4
Admission Child 0-5 years: Free
11:00 – Event opens
11:30 – Music on stage: Simon Brix
12-13 – Traditional 17 May games
12:15 – Music on stage: Amilost
12:50 – (approx.) The parade from the Norwegian Church in London arrives in the park.
12:55 – Music: “Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått”, Regent Brass and Olavskoret
13:00 – Official welcome by Kåre Sivertsen, 17. mai London Committee
13:05 – Music: The Norwegian National Anthem “Ja Vi Elsker”, Regent Brass and Olavskoret
13:15 – 17. mai procession around Southwark Park, start and finish by the Band Stand
14:00 – Main speech by the Norwegian Ambassador to the UK
14-17 – Traditional 17 mai games
14:10 – Music on stage: Bellefolie
14:45 – Music, entertainment and speeches by The Norwegian School and Lørdagsskolen
15:00 – Music on stage: Iris Severine
15:15 – Soccer Aid. 17 minutes of 5-aside football for Flyktninghjelpen (Norwegian refugee council NRC)
15:40 – Music on stage: Thea Wang
17:00 – Event closes
Den Norske Klub, Evening Event
4 St James Square, London SW1Y 4JU
Time: 18:30
Dress code: Black tie/bunad
Three course dinner + Champagne
Attendance open for all. Email to reserve a spot by 15 May secretary@dennorskeklub.co.uk
Food for sale
KFUK & Norwegian Church
Proud to serve probably the best waffles in the world, try them for yourself, with or without the brown cheese. And there wouldn’t really be a 17 May without the hot-dogs with ketchup and mustard, chocolate & lots of other Norwegian snacks.
Lombard Hospitality
Drawing on the 27+ years’ experience in high-end dining of its founder Soren Jessen from Denmark, our external catering arm fulfils a vision to offer catering, event planning and hosting services of the same premium quality across London. Based at Soren’s long-established restaurant at 1 Lombard Street, our hugely respected catering arm satisfies the high expectations of over 1,000 people every day.
We are very proud to be part of this traditional event which is very close to Soren’s heart. Our homemade ‘Balls from Heaven’ (Frikadeller) are a real crowd pleaser. Succulent pork and veal mince with fresh herbs, pan fried in butter and seasoned to perfection.
We cater for offices as well as private & cooperate events. Please contact us for further information on claudia@lombardh.co.uk
Norwegian Bakers
Norwegian Bakers is back at Southwark Park with all their authentic and amazingly delicious sweet and savoury treats. Jessika and her daughter Anna are the bakers and hail from Alesund, where Jessika trained to the highest standards following timeless traditional methods of baking. You can be sure of tasting the most perfect skoleboller, the kanelboller is as light as air and they bake the most immaculate eplekake. Everything is freshly baked and completely plant-based.
Sapore Vero
Sapore Vero of London will bring an authentic taste of Italy to the day with our artisan wood-fired pizzas on board our fully integrated and iconic black truck. Our hand-produced pizzas bring people together in a way that only something truly special can – and we like to think of what we do as pretty special.
We’ll bring you the complete Sapore Vero experience with our team of pizzaiolos, creating totally authentic Neopolitan-style pizzas with the very best ingredients sourced from all over Italy.
To find out more or book a party for yourself, visit our webpage here or facebook here.
Crown Ices
Crown Ices was set up in the summer of 2006 with the emphasis of providing the customer with a truly outstanding Ice Cream Van. We have a combined staff experience of 75 years within the industry, and we are passionate about our service and providing only the finest quality products.
Market stalls
Karine Gulliksen Knitwear
I came into knitting as a child and has been obsessed ever since. I started selling my own creations around the time my son was born and I have continued for over 20 years to date. After many years of hand knitting only, I was taught to use the knitting machine and it opened up a new world. I currently work from home in North London and take part in makers markets both in the UK, Norway and online at www.karinegulliksenknitwear.com
Randi Hjemstad
I make beaded jewellery for both adults and children in colourful seed beads, gemstones and freshwater pearls. I incorporate vintage and second-hand beads in my creations. I sell online and on markets in London.
You will find me online at BellamLondon – Etsy or Instagram here.
Julia Engstad
I love to bring joy to all through my handcrafted crochet plushies, keychains and many more.
Crochet brings me joy; The serenity of the craft, the stimulation of creation and the happiness I can bring to others when they take something I’ve made home with them.
Choir and band
Olavskoret
Olavskoret, the Choir of the Norwegian Church in London, was established in 2012 to enhance the regular worship at the church. Around 16 regular members meet two or three times a month to rehearse a repertoire of SATB anthems, carols and national songs depending on the season. Over the years, the choir has attracted keen amateur, professional and semi-professional singers who are either Norwegian or have a strong interest in Norway.
Olavskoret aims to sing for one service a month at the Norwegian Church and has also performed in Westminster Abbey, St Martin-in-the-Fields Church and with Sissel Kyrkjebø for the ‘baptism’ of MS Viking Sea. The choir is delighted, once again, to be invited to sing in Southwark Park for the 17th May celebrations!
Regent Brass
Regent Brass is a 28-piece brass band based in Chalk Farm, North London. Founded in 1985 to cater for young brass players in Brent that had left the youth set-up, the band has since risen to the upper levels of the brass band scene, currently under Musical Director Alan Duguid, and performing regular concerts of innovative, exciting modern brass band repertoire. The organisation also incorporates Regent Community Brass which was formed in 2012 to provide an outlet for local musicians, both young and old, to get involved with playing with a brass band.