{"id":385,"date":"2020-07-14T09:55:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T09:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estoniansociety.co.uk\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2021-10-18T04:33:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T04:33:11","slug":"seltsist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/en\/seltsist\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"385\" class=\"elementor elementor-385\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7654b20 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7654b20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84ecc6e\" data-id=\"84ecc6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b189d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b189d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-add0515 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"add0515\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a09f1b\" data-id=\"2a09f1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8ade2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f8ade2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AJALUGU &amp; TEGEVUS...<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc89d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc89d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Londoni Eesti Selts<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9410008 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9410008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-277361a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"277361a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-007326a\" data-id=\"007326a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9e3e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f9e3e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Londoni Eesti Selts (LES) asutati 7. juulil 1921 aastal Eesti Vabariigi Esinduses Londonis. Selts loodi Eesti haridusseltside p\u00f5him\u00f5ttel ja asutamiskoosolekul astus liikmeks 21 kohalolijat. Selts oli ainsaks eestlaste seltskondlikuks organisatsiooniks kuni 1947. aastani. \u00a0Selle ajani oli Seltsi eesm\u00e4rgiks \u00fchendada k\u00f5iki eestlasi Suurbritannias ning luua sidemeid kaasmaalastega ka muudes maailma osades. \u00a0Ka peale Inglismaa Eestlaste \u00dchingu (IE\u00dc) asutamist p\u00fcsis p\u00f5him\u00f5te, et vanima eestlaste organisatsioonina koondab LES enda umber \u00fcle kogu Inglismaa k\u00f5iki neid eestlasi kelle l\u00e4heduses ei ole IE\u00dc osakondi ja kes endise aja tava kohaselt soovivad kuuluda Seltsi.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Seltsi tegevuseks on eestlaste kokku viimine ja kaasmaalaste omavahelise l\u00e4bik\u00e4imise organiseerimine rahvuslikus ja s\u00f5bralikus koost\u00f6\u00f6 vaimus. \u00a0Peaeesm\u00e4rgiks on ikka olnud \u00a0s\u00e4ilitada Eesti iseseisvust ja innustada Londonis ja Londoni \u00fcmbruses elavaid eestlasi ja Eesti s\u00f5pru rahvusliku kultuuri erip\u00e4ra s\u00e4ilitama, edasi arendama ja tutvustama teistele rahvastele.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Kauaaegne LES\u2019i esimees \u00fclempreester Nigul Hindo (esimees 1952-1963 a) kirjutab oma Seltsi tutvustavas raamatus j\u00e4rgmist: \u201cSeltsi \u00fclesandeks on l\u00e4bi aastate olnud soov luua eesti vaimulaadile meelep\u00e4rast keskust ning v\u00f5imaldada Londoni suurlinnas k\u00f5igile eestlastele omavahelist kokkusaamist ning sobivat setskondlikku meelelahutust ja m\u00f5istlikku ajaviidet \u00fchiste koosviibimiste n\u00e4ol laulu ja m\u00e4ngu kaasabil.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e95861\" data-id=\"2e95861\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5481f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc5481f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">LES p\u00fc\u00fcab alati pakkuda k\u00fclalislahkust ja kaaseestlastega kohtamise v\u00f5imalusi. Oma \u00fcritustega pakub LES j\u00e4rjepidevalt meelelahutust Londoni eesti kogukonnale. Seltsi algaastatel toimis Seltsi ruumides lugemislaud; \u00f5piti ja kanti ette n\u00e4idendeid; korraldati kohvi\u00f5htuid ja seltskondlikke ajaviitem\u00e4nge; peeti k\u00f5nesid, lauldi \u00fchislaule ja tehti tantsiti grammofonimuusika saatel. Suuremad kokkutulekud olid EV aastap\u00e4eval, emadep\u00e4eval, j\u00f5ulup\u00e4eval ja v\u00e4is-eesti p\u00e4eval.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">T\u00e4nap\u00e4eval on Seltsi korraldada suuremad koosviibimised koost\u00f6\u00f6s teiste UK-s tegutsevate eestlaste organisatsioonidega: EV aastap\u00e4ev, jaanituli, j\u00f5ulupidu. Toimuvad t\u00e4htp\u00e4evade t\u00e4histamised, laulup\u00e4evad, persooni -ja filmi\u00f5htud.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Seltsi liikmete arv on l\u00e4bi aastate olnud erinev. Algusaastatel 25 liiget, 1960-ndatel aastatel 128 liiget, 1990-ndatel 70 liiget, 2016-45 liiget. Hetkel on liikmete arv seoses Brexitiga toimunud liikumise t\u00f5ttu v\u00e4henenud. Seltsi auliikmeid on \u00a04. Meie auliikmed on l\u00e4bi aastak\u00fcmnete aktiivselt kaasa l\u00f6\u00f6nud Seltsi tegemistes, \u00a0n\u00f5u ja j\u00f5uga kaasa aidanud \u00a0eesti kultuuri traditsioonide s\u00e4ilitamisele ja edasiviimisele \u00a0Londonis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41785d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41785d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afd0996\" data-id=\"afd0996\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84b450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d84b450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tegevused<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2c859 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ec2c859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc30d6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"adc30d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Eesti kultuuri s\u00e4ilitamine & tutvustamine Londonis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">traditsiooniliste eesti t\u00e4htp\u00e4evade t\u00e4histamine ja \u00fcrituste korraldamine<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Eestlaste \u00fchendamine Londonis ja selle \u00fcmbruses<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Eesti filmi\u00f5htute korraldamine<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3701fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3701fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ee7eed\" data-id=\"5ee7eed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a9093 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"37a9093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2014-Jaanipaev_10-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-445\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2014-Jaanipaev_10-1.png 800w, https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2014-Jaanipaev_10-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2014-Jaanipaev_10-1-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Come and volunteer!<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Selts on lahkesti avatud k\u00f5igile, et tulla ning anda oma panus eestluse s\u00e4iltamisele ka kodust eemal olles. Pane end proovile ja tule tee seda, mis on hingel\u00e4hedane. Kohtu uute p\u00f5nevate inimestega, leia uusi huvitavaid kontakte ning ole eesti kultuuri keerises Londoni s\u00fcdames. Seltsi tegevusega kaasal\u00f6\u00f6mine on vabatahtlik, tegutsemisv\u00f5imalusi on rohkesti. Korraldame \u00fcheskoos \u00fcritusi, arutame, planeerime, organiseerime. Koos tegutsemises on j\u00f5ud.\n<br>Tule ise ja v\u00f5ta s\u00f5ber ka kaasa!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seltsist AJALUGU &amp; TEGEVUS&#8230; Londoni Eesti Selts Londoni Eesti Selts (LES) asutati 7. juulil 1921 aastal Eesti Vabariigi Esinduses Londonis. Selts loodi Eesti haridusseltside p\u00f5him\u00f5ttel ja asutamiskoosolekul astus liikmeks 21 kohalolijat. Selts oli ainsaks eestlaste seltskondlikuks organisatsiooniks kuni 1947. aastani. \u00a0Selle ajani oli Seltsi eesm\u00e4rgiks \u00fchendada k\u00f5iki eestlasi Suurbritannias ning luua sidemeid kaasmaalastega ka muudes &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/en\/seltsist\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-385","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5598,"href":"https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/385\/revisions\/5598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estoniansociety.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}