e-Newsletter - 2nd
April 2008
Dear Old Cambrian,
I can’t believe that April is here
already, and the London
reunion is just around the corner. A few points to cover, so here goes:
Reunion - Old
Cambrian Society (UK) - Annual Dinner - Friday 11th April
2008 at the RAF Club, Piccadilly, London
100 places have been confirmed to date for
the main reunion of the year, so if anyone wishes to attend but has not yet
reserved a place, please let me know by Friday, 4th April. Details
of the dinner can be found at - http://www.oldcambrians.com/events2008dinner.html
. Tickets are priced at £36.
The list of attendees is at - http://www.oldcambrians.com/2008DinnerList-numbers.html
- and I will be doing the table plans this coming weekend.
During the evening, we will raffle a
signed copy of Dave Drummond’s book “Queen
of the Mara” (http://www.oldcambrians.com/Books-QueenOfTheMara.html),
which he kindly donated to the OCS just shortly
before he died just over a year ago. The proceeds of the raffle will go towards
the Old Cambrian Society Trust Fund.
Update on auction of
Prince of Wales School Medal
The latest (and highest) bid to date is £500 !! This is beyond our wildest
dreams, and will be a great start to the launch of the Trust Fund when the last
bid is taken during the OCS(UK) dinner on 11th April at the RAF Club. To
keep an eye on the latest bid, visit - http://www.oldcambrians.com/POWMedal-Auction.html
Nairobi School – 6th nationally in the KCSE
exams!
The academic progress being made by the
school continues, and I am pleased to report that in the 2007 Fourth Form
(Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education) exams Nairobi School placed 6th
nationally. This was a vast improvement from previous years, and even more
pleasing was the fact that there were 9 “Patch” students in the top
100. So the school is once again gaining great success on the sports field and
also in the classroom. There’s still a little way to go, but the top
place is within our grasp.
“To School Behind a Garratt” - New feature article for the web site
Martin
Langley (Nicholson 1956-61) has
written a superb feature article about the Garratt
steam locomotive and the memories, good and bad, of riding the school trains
that it hauled. Prolific web site contributor, Brian
McIntosh (Rhodes 1953-9), has written the introduction
….. “To read this worthy feature is to take a fascinating ride down
memory lane. Its contents include
schoolboy memories, a short history of the Garratt
and the East African Railways, superb old train pictures, plenty of notes and
technical data to satisfy the railway buff, an engine driver’s personal
memoir, and even a couple of sound clips - one of them the Garratt’s
distinctive two-beat chuffing, and the other a song called ‘The Good Old EAR&H’ by
acclaimed alumnus, Roger Whittaker”.
I am in the process of coding it up for
posting on the Internet in the next couple of weeks, so please look out for the
announcement on the main page.
Old Cambrian Society
merchandise
- Old Cambrian Society tie
– next week I will be taking delivery of another stock of ties. To
place orders, please go to http://www.oldcambrians.com/tie.html
- Impala CD – with almost 300 sold
in two years, this is a “must have” for all Old Cambrians - http://www.oldcambrians.com/impala.html
- Blazer Badge and Pin
Lapel Badges – for the first time in 40-50 years, we have
a stock of Blazer badges. To compliment this stunning and durable badge
(made with gold wire), two Pin Lapel badges have
also been produced. To place orders, please go to - http://www.oldcambrians.com/badges.html
- School Crest Wall Plaque - Dave Leslie (Hawke 1960-5)
has had some school crest plaques produced in South Africa. As previously
announced, advanced orders are required, and those ordered will be
available for collection at the London
reunion on 11th April. Price is £35
(collected) – for a photo of the plaque, please go to - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Photos-SchoolPlaque2008.jpg
Kenya
It is good to see that the politicians in Kenya
are working towards forming a grand power-sharing coalition government, and of
course there are five Old Cambrians who are Members of the current Parliament
and helping to carve out the new arrangement. Peace and harmony between the
leaders, and also the ordinary people of Kenya, is of paramount importance
for future stability and progress.
I make my usual plea........ If you are
planning a gathering/reunion of Old Cambrians, please let me know so that I can
advertise it in an e-Newsletter and on the web site.
That's all for now!
Steve Le Feuvre
Webmaster - http://www.oldcambrians.com
& Secretary, Old Cambrian Society (UK)
