Joke of the day–tense
The past, the present and the future walk into a bar. It was tense.
The CADS Sport Relief Mile
Excellent warm and sunny weather, the inspiring venue of the Olympic Stadium, nearly 200 cheering young people from the British School of Amsterdam, 15 elite runners from CADS (and many others from the Embassy, the Dutch police, as well as…
Early reservation recommended
during the weekend of 15th/16th September, British consul John Cameron-Webb will lead a pilgrimage from The Netherlands to the Somme, to visit the battlefields. John has a lot of experience in conducting tours of the Somme, and this allows a…
A great offer to CADS members
The European Leadership Platform offers leaders and leadership experts the opportunity to engage in round table dialogues with their peers. CADS members who are interested can attend a Leadership Dialogue as a guest to experience our unique formula for themselves..…
Runners for the CADS Olympic Mile
Mike Carn, Jean Carn, Craig Welsh, Mike Lyonette, Guy Thornton (in a leg brace), Mike Waters (in a bunny suit), Jamie Poot (in a buggy), Allan Poot (pushing a buggy), Titia Csanky, John Richardon, Ilse van den Meijdenberg, and guests Tessa…
Chairman’s Corner March 2012
THE FEBRUARY LUNCH was hosted by Mike Carn, as I was absent in London and Manchester on family matters. It was a welcome return, and Marti ten Sijthoff gave an intriguing address concerning debate and dialogue. John R wrote an…
European Union vacancies
Interesting address from William Hague about working for the EU. It seems that the UK is massively under represented in the EU, with only 5% of the jobs, despite having 12% of the people (and contributing nearly 20% of…
CADS Olympic Mile
Calling all CADS members, Only 10 days left until Friday 23rd March, when the British Embassy is organising the CADS Olympic Mile. It is a one mile race (or fun run, or walk), at 1500hrs, at the Olympic Stadium in…
The Amsterdam Business Lunch
I recently had the honour of speaking to the ABL, a dynamic group of young entrepreneurs who meet together to network on a business footing. The chairperson is Craig Welsh, a CADS member. ABL meets at various venues in Amsterdam,…
