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Coming Up Soon: Jolly hockey sticks, comedy nights and quiz nights

Dave Smith
April 30th, 2018


This article is more than 6 years old.

KH hockey can’t wait to get started

Copenhagen’s oldest field hockey club, KH hockey, is playing host to the biggest tournament in its 114-year history. Contested by teams from countries such as Lithuania, Ukraine, Malta, Sweden, Turkey and Norway, the Men’s EuroHockey Club Challenge III tournament offers a chance to watch some high-level field hockey (May 18-21; Valby Idrætspark; kh-hockey.dk)

Hundreds will attend the Volunteer Fair at International House CPH. Volunteering is a great way for new arrivals to immerse themselves in the local community and even enhance their job prospects. Over 20 different volunteer organisations will be present (May 14, 17:00; International House CPH; ihcph.kk.dk)

The first day of May sees Fælledparken revolutionised into one big red flag-flying picnic, split into four zones: trade union, political, family and solidarity. Enjoy stirring speeches from union reps and politicians. Get there before 13:00 to see the traditional marching in of the banners (May 1, 12:00-18:00; Fælledparken, Cph Ø; free adm; 1maj.info)

Creating music using AI (May 8), low pollution health implications (May 22) and the post-truth society (May 26) are the three Science & Cocktails events this month. The talk and discussion is followed by music and cocktails (May 8, 22 & 26, 20:00; Fabriksområdet, Cph K; free adm)

Enjoy a night of laughter at the season finale of the English Comedy Night featuring comedians from Canada and the UK –  Paul Myrehaug and Ben Richards – and event compere Adrian Mackinder (May 3, 20:30; The Dubliner Downtown, Ny Østergade 14, Cph K; 110kr)

Enjoy a night of laughter with Improv Comedy Copenhagen, where we defy you not to fall off your seat with laughter. There are five shows every week: four are regular improv shows while Sunday is open mic night (every Wed-Sun, 20:00; ICC, Frederiksholm Kanal 2, Cph K; 80kr; improvcomedy.eu)

If you’ve never tried acting before, the Copenhagen Theatre Circle monthly play readings are a good place to start. Or you can always just seat back, relax and enjoy the other performances! (May 21, 18:30; The Globe, Nørregade 45, Cph K; ctcircle.dk)

Learn or practise foreign languages and make new friends at the Language Cafe. The languages include Danish, English, Italian, Spanish, and French (May 5, 15:30; Studenterhuset, Købmagergade 52, Cph K, upstairs to the right in the Main Hall)

Studenterhuset hosts another rousing quiz night for teams of up to five players eligible to win the 1,000 kroner prize. No topic is off limits. Students need to show their IDs for discounted refreshments (May 7, 19:00; Studenterhuset, Købmagergade 52, Cph K, studenterhuset.com)


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Moreover, 21 percent of those surveyed admitted to medicating their kids with paracetamol, such as Panodil, before sending them to school.

The FOLA parents’ organisation is shocked by the findings.

“I think it is absolutely crazy. It simply cannot be that a child goes to school sick and plays with lots of other children. Then we are faced with the fact that they will infect the whole institution,” said FOLA chair Signe Nielsen.

Pill pushers
At the Børnehuset daycare institution in Silkeborg a meeting was called where parents were implored not to bring their sick children to school.

At Børnehuset there are fears that parents prefer to pack their kids off with a pill without informing teachers.

“We occasionally have children who that they have had a pill for breakfast,” said headteacher Susanne Bødker. “You might think that it is a Panodil more than a vitamin pill, if it is a child who has just been sick, for example.”

Parents sick and tired
Parents, when confronted, often cite pressure at work as a reason for not being able to stay at home with their children.

Many declare that they simply cannot take another day off, as they are afraid of being fired.

Allan Randrup Thomsen, a professor of virology at KU, has heavily criticised the parents’ actions, describing the current situation as a “vicious circle”.

“It promotes the spread of viruses, and it adds momentum to a cycle where parents are pressured by high levels of sick-leave. If they then choose to send the children to daycare while they are still recovering, they keep the epidemic going in daycares, and this in turn puts a greater burden on the parents.”