BCA Events in 2013

Queen Elizabeth will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of her Coronation on 2nd June 1953, with a special Coronation Service on 4th June 2013 in Westminster Abbey. It will be attended by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh and other Members of the Royal Family.

MAY 2013

FRIDAY 24th MAY

A GUIDED TOUR of STOCKHOLMS CITY HALL at 12:00-12:45

LUNCH at RAGNERS SKAFFERI in the Courtyard at 13:00-14:30

Organised by Janice Dunkerley Archer

SUNDAY 9th JUNE

STEAM BOAT TRIP TO DROTTNINGHOLM at 12:00

from STOCKHOLMS CITY HALL JETTY on S/S DROTTNINGHOLM

Organised by Janice Dunkerley Archer

THURSDAY 13th JUNE

GUIDED TOUR OF THE SWEDISH HOUSE OF NOBILITY at 17:00-18:00

Dinner at a Restaurant in the Old Town at 18:30

Organised by Caroline & Carl-Gustaf Åkerhielm

Members have been sent the Spring & Summer Bulletin by E-Mail & by post.

We wish to thank Anne Gelardi, who has served on our BCA Committee for 3 years,        as Secretary, Membership Secretary, Minutes Secretary and Caterer.                             

We will miss her invaluable advice and support.

We also thank her husband Paul Gelardi, who has been our BCA Auditor and hosted two events at OPON last year. They are retiring and leaving Sweden at the end of May.

The Coming Events, the Past Events & Sections pages are updated regularly.

E-Mail notices & E-Mail reminders are sent out before OPON events.

E-Mails are sent out before spontaneous visits to Films and Art Exhibitions.

Letters are sent by post to Members without computers.

So please kindly check your E-Mails regularly!

All BCA MEMBERS are welcome to "drop-in" for Morning Coffee or Afternoon Tea.

Weekly WEDNESDAY MORNING COFFEE sessions at the STURÉ CAFÉ

for caffeine addicts and conversationalists, continue every Wednesday

at 11:00-12:30 at Sturé Café, on the corner of Sturegatan 40 & Karlavägen 47A, Stockholm.

WEDNESDAYS 22nd MAY, 29th MAY

5th JUNE, 12th JUNE, 19th JUNE, 26th JUNE

(More information under Sections).

BCA AFTERNOON TEA 1st TUESDAY in the month  (from June 2013)

Meet at the PAPA LEE BAKERY at 14:00-16:00

Drottninggatan 102, Stockholm (up the hill, on the right)

SUMMER Afternoon Tea on TUESDAYS 4th JUNE, 2nd JULY, 6th AUGUST

N.B. Change of location & date!

We will no longer meet at the City Konditori for Afternoon Tea.

(More information under Sections.)

The e-mail addresses given on the BCA website appear rather strange

(AT instead of @, for example) but this is to stop various automatic programmes

from snapping up the published addresses and sabotaging them!

The British Embassy in Stockholm

The British Embassy in Stockholm has an excellent website, full of information. You will find it at www.ukinsweden.fco.gov.uk .

Receive the Embassy's regular and informative newsletter, by e-mailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   to add your name to their mailing list.

Janice Dunkerley Archer