Autumn Seminar: Spirit of Place

Name: Autumn Seminar: Spirit of Place
Start: 2024-10-25T12:00:00+03:00
End: 2024-10-25T17:00:00+03:00
Location: British Embassy Helsinki

Schedule

Fri Oct 25 2024 at 12:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC+03:00

Location

British Embassy Helsinki | Helsinki, ES

The Federation of Finnish-British Societies, in collaboration with British Embassy Helsinki, invites you to the annual Autumn Seminar on the topic of:
'SPIRIT OF PLACE'
Friday, 25 October 2024
12:00 - 17:00
British Embassy Helsinki
Itäinen Puistotie 17, 00140 Helsinki
Reserve your seat for the seminar by booking your place at [email protected]
The cost, including lunch and coffee/tea is €40, to be paid to the Federation of Finnish-British Societies bank account by 18 October: Ålandsbanken FI41 6601 0001 0932 85
'Spirit of Place'
12.00 Lunch at the Embassy residence
13.00 Opening words
13.10-13.55 First speaker – therapist and writer Helen Weston: 'Silence Interrupted'
14.00-14.45 Second speaker – botanist, writer and historian David Stokes: 'A Different Country - Stories from the North-East of England'
14.45-15.30 Coffee break
15.35-16.20 Third speaker – Rev. Canon David Weston: 'My Spirituality After 24 Years in a Benedictine Monastery'
16.30 Closing words by the Chair of the Federation of Finnish-British Societies, Marjut Salminen
17.00 Finish
Important:
Visitors will need a photo ID to show to the security guards.