Chairman’s Corner—August 2011(part 1)

Ladies  and  gentlemen, We had a very pleasant, well-attended lunch last month, with a short debate on the BBC World Service radio, proposed by yours truly after the fashion of Mark Anthony at Caesar’s funeral. After a spirited rebuttal by…

Chairman’s Corner—July 2011

Ladies  and  gentlemen, It is with joyful anticipation and some trepidation that I face my first luncheon as chairman. Please forgive me the inevitable mistakes I will make in the coming months (no doubt you will train me along the…

Remembrance Day 2010

CADS Lay Wreath on 65th Anniversary of the end of World War II This year marks the 65th anniversary of the end of world War two. It was a great honour, therefore, to be once again invited by Malcolm Mason,…

CADS Golf Tournament 2010

Golf: A good walk ruined “Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child.  Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.” Normal people would have cancelled, but CADS golf is…

Cads Cricket Aug 2004

2004 Videocon Cup The Videocon Cup in Amsterdam got off to a flyer on August 21, 2004, as two old enemies, India and Pakistan, clashed in a 12,000 sell out at Amstelveen VRA Cricket Ground, with Pakistan emerging victorious in…