e-Newsletter - 9th
January 2011
Dear Old Cambrian,
A very Happy New Year to everyone, and I
hope that 2011 is everything you and your loved ones wish for.
Here goes with a rundown of important
items for your attention:
Reunion - Old
Cambrian Society (UK) – 50th Anniversary Annual Dinner
& Reunion on Friday,
8th April 2011
at the RAF Club,
Piccadilly, London
I welcome and encourage Old Cambrians from
all over the world to attend this special landmark dinner, with 2011 marking
the 50th anniversary of the formation of the UK branch of the Old Cambrian
Society. Without any substantial advertising, we already have people coming to
the dinner from Australia
and South Africa.
We are restricted to around 110 places, so please book your places early. More
information and the booking form can be found at - http://www.oldcambrians.com/events2011dinner.html
New Feature Article –
“Robert Lewis McLellan-Sim NRIAD
– Talented Art Master of the Prince of Wales School
1947-63”
Another superb article that I am delighted
to add to the Old Cambrian Society web site, and we are all indebted to Neville Watson (Scott 1953-9) who has painstakingly researched and put
together a quite fascinating account of a very talented former teacher of our
school. The article can be found at - http://www.oldcambrians.com/RMS.html
- and if anyone out there has access to a painting/drawing by Mr McLellan-Sim that is not currently featured in the article,
could you please obtain a decent quality photo of the work of art and then send
it to me. We will then add all the “new” pieces to the article so
that we have a more complete record of the work of RMS.
In the coming month I am travelling to
Hong Kong and New Zealand,
so I’m keen to meet up with any Old Cambrians who may be out there.
Nothing planned at the moment, but I have reserved the following dates in my
schedule:
Proposed Reunion – Hong Kong - Sunday,
30th January 2011
I am in Hong Kong
on business from 29th Jan to 2nd Feb and have set Sunday
30th Jan free to meet up with any Old Cambrians who might be in the
area. However, I could meet up any of the evenings that I’m there, so
please contact me if you are interested in joining me for a meal.
Proposed Reunion – Auckland, New
Zealand - Saturday,
5th February 2011
I am in New Zealand from 3rd
Feb to 28th Feb for the World Jersey Cattle Bureau International
Conference and tours, and will be in the Auckland area at the beginning of my
trip (3rd to 6th Feb). I have made contact with Graham
Wallace (Nicholson 1965-70) so at least two of us will meet up on Sat 5th
Feb in the Auckland
area, and would welcome other Old Cambrians to join us. Nothing specifically
planned yet, so we’re open to suggestions. After 6th Feb I
will be travelling south and eventually around most of New Zealand, so if any
Old Cambrians anywhere else in New Zealand wish to meet up with me, please let
me know where you are and I will see if my itinerary will allow me to break off
from the tour and meet up with you.
Report & photos - Old
Cambrian Society (Australia) – 11th All East
African Schools Annual Picnic, Sydney – Sunday, 24th Oct 2010
A report and photos (including video
footage) can be found at - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Photos-Reunion2010Sydney.html
Report
& photos - Old Cambrian Society (Australia) - Luncheon Reunion on Sunday, 31st
Oct 2010 in Perth, W. Australia.
Looks like Western Australia had a great event yet
again. Report and photos can be found at - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Photos-Reunion2010Perth.html
Note for your diary – the next annual Perth
event will be held on Sunday 30th
October 2011.
Report & photos - Old Cambrian
Society (Canada) - Luncheon Reunion on Sunday, 14th
Nov 2010 in Mississauga, Ontario
I was fortunate to attend this superb
event, and a report and photos can be found at - http://www.oldcambrians.com/Photos-Reunion2010Mississauga.html
I am waiting for reports and photos from
the organizers of the following events, and will publish them on the web site
when I receive them:
Old
Cambrian Society (South Africa) - Luncheon Reunion on Saturday, 13th Nov
2010 in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa
Old
Cambrian Society (Kenya) – Annual Dinner Dance on Friday, 19th
Nov 2010 in Nairobi
(at Nairobi School Hall)
Old
Cambrian Society (Kenya)
Charity Golf Tournament - Friday,
22nd Oct 2010 which was rained off and
took place eventually on 3rd Dec 2010 at the Royal Nairobi Golf Club
Historic Photographic
collection - Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African Photographs: 1860 to
1960
A rare collection of 7,000 photographs
documenting the European colonisation of East Africa has just gone online. The Northwestern
University Library Humphrey
Winterton Collection of East African Photographs:
1860-1960 contains
photographs of white settlers and many landscapes and images of East Africa,
with a particular focus on Ethiopia. This
truly historic record can be found at - http://repository.library.northwestern.edu/winterton/index.html
2011 Calendar –
“Aviation in Kenya”
Kevin Patience’s new AVIATION in KENYA CALENDAR 2011 is now ready. Having published Kenya
calendars for 2003, 2005 and 2008 with Churches, Railways and Postcards, the
new calendar features 24 black and
white photographs, two per month of aircraft in Kenya from the first powered
flight at Maktau in October 1915 through the early
biplanes and seaplanes to aircraft of World War II and on to the jet age. The
photographs are captioned and the A4 format with a ring binder and brown
envelope retails at £6.50 for the UK…and
£7.50 P&P
Overseas. Photo of front cover - http://www.oldcambrians.com/KenyaAviationCalendar2011.JPG
Contacts
for Kevin Patience: E-mail – saburi@hotmail.com Address: 257 Sandbanks Road, Poole, BH14 8EY, UK
Tel.: +44
(0)1202 707450
I know I’m way behind with updating
the web site with registrations and also obituary notices. Please bear with me,
and I’ll try to get up to date in the next couple of weeks before I head
off on my holidays.
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. Once your gathering has
taken place, send me a photo and short report to be published on the Reunions
page - http://www.oldcambrians.com/PhotosReunions.html
That's all for now!
Steve Le Feuvre
Webmaster - http://www.oldcambrians.com
& Secretary, Old Cambrian Society (UK)
