Prinsjesdag Is Coming !

Dear CADS, The Dutch government will announce its intentions for budget during Prinsjesdag on the 16th September. This is timed for the week after the CADS golf Trophy on September 11th, where we share views on what is required 🙂 To…

CADS Annual Golf Competition is Here

On September 11th at 1230, the CADS 2015 Golf Competition will be held at the Haarlemmermeersche golf club in Cruquius. All golfers with EGA status are invited to participate, and if you don’t play golf, please join us for dinner…

August Chairman’s Corner

Chairman’s Corner August 2015 Hailing fellow CADS wherever you are! If you are reading this on holiday, I wish you a relaxing and refreshing break, and safe travels home. If you are not, I hope to see you soon J…

July Chairman’s Corner

Chairman’s Corner July 2015 The 2015 boat trip last month went off very well. The CADS board met at the Apollo beforehand, and decided that CADS would give donations of 1,000 Euros each to Hope and Homes For Children, the…

May Chairman’s Corner

Chairman’s Corner May 2015 Last month we had a very enjoyable lunchtime excursion to the Koninglijke Industrieele Groote Club. For the May lunch we are back in the Apollo on May 8th. The reason for the early date is that…

How To Tame A Shrew…

From 2nd to 6th September, the English theatre company Illyria will return once again to The Netherlands with a hilarious production of The Taming Of The Shrew, by William Shakespeare. We will be attending the production which starts at 1930…

Customer Service – How to Win Customers

Last week I was in Scotland, playing golf with another CAD at some of Fife’s finest links courses – Crail, Scotscraig, Ladybank, Lundin and St Andrews. 9 games in 5 days. A veritable festival of golf. Good hotels in Fife…

Customer Service – How to Lose Customers

  Over the past 4 weeks I have been trying to change a signature on the bank accounts of the Anglican church in Voorschoten, due to one of our volunteers retiring to the UK and being replaced. I went into the…

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