by Julia | Dec 6, 2023 | Greetings from the Chair, Featured
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 already time to get my jokes out for the Jokathon! I’m writing this on a rare...
by Julia | Oct 29, 2023 | Greetings from the Chair, Featured
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! AGM – Last Friday was the CADS AGM, held in the...
by Julia | Oct 8, 2023 | Featured, CADS Blog
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 Ypres Salient. The weekend tour...
by Julia | Oct 8, 2023 | Featured
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 @ 7.30pm cooked up by a fabulous chef and...
by Julia | Sep 29, 2023 | Greetings from the Chair, Featured
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 it was cooler than in the NL. So my roof terrace in...
by Julia | Sep 8, 2023 | Greetings from the Chair, Featured
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 terrace with my much-loved G&Ts, which is a good...
by Julia | Jul 16, 2023 | Greetings from the Chair, Featured
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. I have just heard on the news that June is already the...
by Julia | Jun 4, 2023 | Greetings from the Chair, Featured
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 getting longer now, and when the sun...
by Julia | May 5, 2023 | Featured, 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, (I’m a typical Leo), and helping the Dutch celebrate the King’s...
by Julia | Apr 14, 2023 | CADS Blog, Featured
CADS Trip to The Somme, France – 31st March to 2nd APRIL 2023 Members of CADS, BRITSOC, and friends, 22 in total, led by John Cameron-Webb, our expert guide and leader, joined the trip to The Somme. We all know John as a long-time CADS member, former British Consul...
