e-Newsletter - 25th
August 2008
Dear Old Cambrian,
Many apologies for the five month gap
since the last e-Newsletter, but a combination of events have prevented me from
having sufficient time to compile all the material needed to be advertised.
Anyway, here’s your latest update of “all things Old Cambrian” :
Reunion - Old
Cambrian Society (South Africa) - Annual Reunion - Sunday 14th
Sept 2008 at Stonehaven
Castle, Shongweni Valley, nr. Durban, South
Africa.
Dave Leslie (Hawke 1960-4) is once again offering
his superb property as the venue for the Annual Reunion, and this time it is
being opened up as an All East African Schools event, so hopefully this will
attract many Old Cambrians as well as Old Yorkists,
and also those who attended other school such as Kenya High (“Boma”), Saints, etc. For more details, please visit -
http://www.oldcambrians.com/Reunion-Durban2008.html
Reunion - Old
Cambrian Society (Australia) – As part of the 9th
Annual All East African Schools Picnic - Sunday 26th Oct 2008
at Lane Cove River National Park, Sydney,
Australia.
This is a highly
successful annual event organised by Dave
Lichtenstein (ex-DoY), so please let’s have lots of OCs and their families
attending – for more detail, see - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Events-SydneyPicnic2008.html
Reunion - Old
Cambrian Society (Nairobi) - Annual Dinner.
This event is
normally held on the first Friday of October, but unfortunately I’ve not
yet received confirmation of this. As soon as I receive more news, I will
publish details on the main page of the web site, so please keep checking over
the course of the next week or so.
Reunion - Old
Cambrian Society (UK) - Annual Dinner on Friday 3rd
April 2009 at the RAF Club, Piccadilly, London
Please put this
date in your diaries, and I hope to see many Old Cambrians from around the
world for the main event of the year.
Details and
ticket prices will be published towards the end of 2008, so watch out for this
on the web site.
Photos
of Reunion - Old Cambrian Society (UK) - Annual Dinner, Friday 11th
April 2008 at the RAF Club, Piccadilly, London.
104 Old
Cambrians and guests enjoyed a tremendous evening. Photos and report can be
found at - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Photos-Reunion2008RAF.html
Auction of Prince of Wales School
Medal
At the OCS (UK) Dinner on 11th April,
the final round of the auction took place, and I am delighted to announce that
this unique piece of Prince of Wales School memorabilia went to Brian Wood
(Scott 1955-8) for the magnificent bid of £550 !!
During the evening, other items were
auctioned and raffled (see report on the dinner), and magnificent sum of £1,118 was raised for the Trust Fund. The formal setting up
of the Trust Fund is in its final stages, so I hope to be able to report more
before the end of the year.
“To School Behind a
Garratt” - New feature article for the web site
As announced in the last newsletter,
Martin Langley (Nicholson 1956-61) has written a fantastic feature article
about the Garratt steam locomotive and the memories, good and bad, of riding
the school trains that it hauled. The article is quality through and through,
and can be found at - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Train4.html - I look forward to receiving comments from
those who remember using the trains to get to and from school. Well done Martin
and all the contributors, for a feature that captures this piece of history in
a most intimate and entertaining way, and is a truly worthy addition to the Old
Cambrian Society web site.
“Pedal to Paris” - Sponsorship, please !!
Steve Jenkins (Rhodes 1958-61) is cycling from
Greenwich to Paris, starting 4th September. He
is raising money for the Royal British Legion.
Please
support him and donate generously. More details at - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Fundraiser-SteveJenkins2008.html
Old Cambrian Society
merchandise
We now have a good
range of Old Cambrian Society merchandise available for sale. Please contact me
if you are interested in acquiring any item, but in summary they are as
follows:
- 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 – a superb item to adorn
your office or take pride of place in your home - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Photos-SchoolPlaque2008.jpg
- Old Cambrian Society tie – to place orders,
please go to http://www.oldcambrians.com/tie.html
- Impala CD – this is a “must
have” for all Old Cambrians. No one can appreciate the long and
varied history of the Prince of Wales School/Nairobi School until you have
studied the Impala magazines from the 1930s to the present day. To place
your order, please go to - http://www.oldcambrians.com/impala.html
Impala Club membership - Discounted rate for Old Cambrians!!
The traditional link between the Old Cambrian
Society and the Impala Club (originally set up by OCs) still exists to this
day.
Old Cambrians enjoy a special 50% discount
rate for joining the Impala Club, and an almost 60% discount for the annual
subscription.
For more details, go to - http://www.oldcambrians.com/ImpalaClubMembership.pdf
Webmaster is on his
travels!! - maybe we could meet up ?
In the coming months I am doing a bit of
traveling, and if you live in the particular part of the world where I’ll
be, then please let me know so that we can meet up:
- Hawaii - 6th to 16th
September 2008. I’ll be meeting up with my old school friend Tim Mathews (Clive 1970-3) whilst there, but if
there are any other Old Cambrians in Hawaii
(Oahu Island), please let me know.
- New York - 17th to 20th
September 2008. Just a short visit to break the long journey back from
Hawaii to the UK, and I’ll be meeting up with school pal James Ilako
(Clive 1970-5) on Friday 19th Sept, so any other OCs who fancy
a drink together, please let me know.
- Beijing and Shanghai, China - 8th to 15th
November 2008. I’ll be out there on business, and it would be great
to meet up with any OCs based in either of those two cities.
- Sydney, Australia - 28th Dec 2008 to 3rd
Jan 2009. I’ll be out in Australia for a (short) family
holiday, and would love to meet up with Sydney-based Old Cambrians whilst
I’m there. At present I’m thinking of Tuesday 30th
Dec 2008 as a possible date to meet up. Any takers?
- Melbourne, Australia
- 4th to 9th Jan
2009. Any Melbourne-based Old Cambrians fancy a drink or meal whilst
I’m there? Please let me know with suggestions.
With deep sadness, I
announce the passing of the following Old Cambrians:
Obituary – Nigel J. Brown (Nicholson 1952-7 and Staff
1966-70) - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Obituary-Brown,NigelJ.html
It was Nigel’s
wish that donations in his memory be donated to the Old Cambrian Society Trust
Fund, to help the school and needy students in the future, and to date a total
of £813.70 has been received in Nigel’s memory.
Obituary – Peter
Sidede Onyulo (Scott 1969-74) - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Obituary-Onyulo,PeterSidede.html
Obituary – John Clayton Rawlins (Grigg 1945-7) - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Obituary-Rawlins,John.html
Obituary – William
(Bill) Edgar Mowbray (Nicholson 1956-9) - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Obituary-Mowbray,Bill.html
Obituary – Ian C. Rodger (Hawke 1949-52) - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Obituary-Rodger,Ian.html
Other Reunions:
51st East
African Luncheon - Saturday 11th October 2008 at
Queens Hotel, Meyrick Road,
Bournemouth, UK
This is an open
invitation to anyone with East African connections and not limited to any one
particular group or organisation. Tickets priced at £16.50 and bookings must be
made by 19th September to Mrs. Pam Sparrow. For more details and a
booking form, see - http://www.oldcambrians.com/2008EastAfricanLuncheon.pdf and for a map to the Queens Hotel, see - http://www.oldcambrians.com/2008EastAfricanLuncheonMap.pdf
Uganda Kobs in the UK Reunion - Friday 8th May 2009 in Leamington Spa, UK
For more details, please visit - http://www.oldcambrians.com/2009UgandaKobsReunion.pdf
Hill School (Eldoret) Global Reunion - Sunday 12th July 2009 in Shrivenhan, UK
Many Old Cambrians completed their
primary schooling (or part of their primary schooling) at the Hill School,
Eldoret. Accordingly, all former Hill School
staff and students and their spouses are cordially invited to attend
an informal sit down buffet-style luncheon in a delightful English village
setting (the scene of our successful initial UK Hill School reunion in 2001).
This invitation is extended to surviving spouses or immediate offspring who "still fly the flag"
for deceased members. Nan Pratt (nee Brindley) has kindly agreed to
organise this reunion at her local village hall - the Shrivenham Memorial Hall
- which has been booked for the day.
For further details please contact Dave
Lichtenstein lichtend@ozemail.com.au
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)
