January 11, 2020
On Saturday, 8 February 2020 an Annual General Meeting of the Anglo-Belarusian Society will be held at 2pm at Marian House, London N12. Following that, the Anglo-Belarusian Society cordially invites its members and friends to the Mother Language Day celebration, with poetry readings and a special guest appearance of a prominent Belarusian author/ poet TBC. Our annual Mother Language Day celebration will be… Continue reading AGM and Mother Language Day Celebration – 8 February 2020
November 9, 2019
All members and friends of the Belarusian community in Britain are cordially invited to the traditional Kaliady (Christmas) celebration organised by Anglo-Belarusian Society on Saturday 14 December 2019, 2pm at St Cyril’s Belarusian Religious and Cultural Centre (Marian House, Holden Avenue, London N12 8HY). There will be the traditional, well-loved Batlejka (Belarusian Christmas puppet show) given… Continue reading 2019 Kalady and Batlejka in London (Christmas celebration)
June 18, 2019
The Anglo-Belarusian Society invites its members and friends to the traditional Kupalle (Midsummer) celebration in the garden of the Belarusian House, 52 Penn Road, London N7 9RE Programme: Making flower crowns, the Witch and decorating the Kupalle wheel (donations of flowers by 3pm will be greatly appreciated) Games and songs – Kupalinka – Jumping over… Continue reading Kupalle (Midsummer) celebration 2019
April 18, 2019
Shirin Akiner (1942-2019) came to the School of Slavonic and East European Studies of London University in 1965 as one of several ‘mature’ students as they were quaintly known at that time. As I was only in my second year of teaching and more or less the same age as these students I became friendly… Continue reading Shirin Akiner (1942-2019) – in Memoriam
March 20, 2019
The 4th Annual Belarusian Studies in the 21st Century will take place 29-30 March 2019 at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) and at Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum in London. To view a provisional programme of this year’s conference, please click here. The annual London conference on Belarusian Studies will follow three… Continue reading Belarusian Studies in the 21st Century: 4th Conference and Annual Lecture
March 10, 2019
The Anglo-Belarusian Society cordially invites its members and friends to join a celebration of its 65th Anniversary, organised with the participation of the Association of Belarusians in Great Britain. On Saturday, 16 March 2019 an Annual General Meeting of the Anglo-Belarusian Society will be held at 2pm at 52 Penn Road, London N7 9RR and will be followed by the special guest appearance of a well-known musician and singer Zmicier Vaiciushkevich. The… Continue reading 65th Anniversary of the Anglo-Belarusian Society Celebration and Concert of Zmicier Vaiciushkevich
February 6, 2019
The Anglo-Belarusian Society cordially invites its members and friends to join our annual Mother Language Day celebration organised with the participation of the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum. The event was inaugurated by the late Vera Rich to mark UNESCO Mother Language Day and involves poetry reading in all languages particularly Belarusian and English.… Continue reading Mother Language Day Celebration 2019 with Uladzimir Arlou