November 2023 – Greetings from the Chair
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…
October 2023 – Greetings from the Chair
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!…
WW1 Battlefield Tour – Ypres
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 – Roaring Twenties Celebration
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 @…
September 2023 – Greetings from the Chair
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…
August 2023 – Greetings from the Chair
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…
June 2023 – Greetings from the Chair
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.…
May 2023 – Greetings from the Chair
My dear CADS, I hope you have enjoyed the various public holidays we have had here in the Netherlands recently. The temperatures so far this year have certainly made it difficult to tell that it’s Summer, but the days are…
April 2023 – Greetings from the Chair
My dear CADS, Happy Koningsdag! I am writing this the day after Koningsdag 2023, and I must admit I have a bit of a sore head! Despite my advanced years, I have never grown out of being at a party,…
