January 2024 – Greetings from the Chair

My dear CADS, How are you all? Walking back from the gym this morning in the winter sunshine, I had a little more zing in my step with the feeling that spring might be near. I know in this part…

My dear CADS, How are you all? Walking back from the gym this morning in the winter sunshine, I had a little more zing in my step with the feeling that spring might be near. I know in this part…
My dear CADS, I hope you are enjoying this festive season. Just a short missive from myself this month – I’ve been busy enjoying too many Christmas parties; great fun, but terrible for the waistline!! CADS held its annual Jokathon…
My dear CADS, How are you all? I can’t quite believe that it is nearly the end of November! I don’t know if it’s just me, but I feel that I only just finished my planning for 2023, and its…

My dear CADS, How are you all? I’m writing this on a rather wet and windy weekend, so it’s hard to believe that until quite recently we had had several days upwards of 20 degrees. Autumn has come rather quickly!…

Join long-time CADS member John Cameron-Webb, former British Consul Amsterdam, on one of his fascinating tours round the battlefields of World War I! On the weekend of 17 – 18 November he’ll take us on a guided tour of the…

Britsoc are pleased to announce that their Roaring Twenties Celebration evening will now be held on the 25th November @ 7pm to get the festive season started! The celebrations will start with a great 3 course meal with wine @…

My dear CADS, How are you all? This month saw us finally having several consecutive days of sunshine in Amsterdam. I hope you were able to enjoy the surprise! Ironically, I was on vacation in Spain at the time, where…

My dear CADS, How are you all? I hope you have enjoyed a lovely summer despite the rather changeable weather – it’s never been particularly chilly, but so far in August I have only enjoyed 2 evenings on my roof…

My dear CADS, How are you all? Hopefully you are comfortable in the heat. I am someone that really loves the sunshine and heat, so to be honest I am enjoying this warm weather, but I am also quite conflicted.…