About Us
Who We Are
Our membership includes not only Swedes, Danes and Norwegians by birth, but also people with family, friends or business connections in the Nordic countries. Others have travelled in Scandinavia or are interested in the area, its cultures and its peoples. St Albans has a long-standing link with Odense in Denmark, but our members come from all over Hertfordshire and neighbouring counties and London boroughs and many still have family ties to Denmark, Norway and Sweden, even if they were born here in UK.
We meet informally about once a month for coffee or lunch, usually at a café or restaurant in St Albans or Welwyn Garden City, when there is an opportunity for conversation in Scandinavian languages. We also arrange outings to interesting local events.
Life of Count Ove Scheel
Educated as an engineer at the Polyteknisk Læreanstalt in Copenhagen (now the Technical University of Denmark). After retiring from this post became a restaurateur, first in London and then in St Albans.
For 50 years, Count Scheel was also the representative in Britain of Dansk Samvirke (Danes Worldwide). Awarded King Christian X Freedom Medal for wartime services. Awarded the Order of the Dannebrog by the Danish Queen in recognition of his services to the Danish community by offering friendship to the Danes in Britain during the war years and by promoting Danish culture. 02.07.1986: Ashes interred in the grounds of St Albans Abbey.
- Born 21.09.1894 - in Skads
- 1922 - joined the firm of Thomas B Thrige A/S, Odense.
- 1926-1940 - Director of the London branch of Thomas B Thrige.
- 1980 - Returned to Odense.
- died 22.05.1986 - in Odense