by Mike | Feb 2, 2013 | CADS Blog
Incredible story of pilot who survived a Russian gulag and trekked 830 miles to India before making it to Britain to fly Spitfires for the RAF in WW2 Tony Rogers braved 830-mile trek on foot across Russia’s frozen wastes He made it to India, before eventually...
by Mike | Jan 29, 2013 | Joke of the day
Three Aussie blokes working up on an outback mobile phone tower: Mongrel, Coot and Bluey . As they start their descent, Coot slips, falls off the tower and is killed instantly.. As the ambulance takes the body away, Bluey says, ‘Well, bugger me, someone’s...
by Mike | Jan 24, 2013 | CADS Blog
The annual Britsoc Burns Night Supper and Ceilidh was a roaring success, a thoroughly enjoyable evening, with tickets sold out weeks ago. [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/57929977 w=500&h=281] The Britsoc Burns Supper and Ceilidh is an institution of Scottish life here...
by Mike | Jan 24, 2013 | CADS Blog
British Ambassador’s Residence 23rd January, The Hague—Today the British Society Of Amsterdam and the Netherlands (Britsoc) officially launched their new website www.britsoc.nl during the second annual Consular Contacts Reception at the British Ambassador’s Residence...
by Mike | Jan 3, 2013 | CADS Blog, Dutch News, Events Blog
On Wednesday January 9th 2013 at the Apollo, Aurium’s Cercle au Contraire will present the English book adaptation ‘on becoming a Brand!’ (in Europe), based on the best seller “word zelf een Merk!” originally published in August 2010. The...
by Mike | Jan 1, 2013 | CADS Blog, Greetings from the Chair, Dutch News, UK news
Dear fellow CADS, I hope that you all enjoyed your New Year’s Eve celebrations, and wish you a healthy, happy and successful New Year. For CADS, 2013 holds out a lot of promise, with our lunch meetings currently in planning, a British Festival proposed for June...
by Mike | Dec 20, 2012 | CADS Blog
The following message has been received from Col. Mark Cook OBE, who addressed us in October. Dear Mike, We have just heard that £978.26 from CADS has been transferred to our account. This is wonderful news and please will you pass on my great thanks to all your...
by Mike | Dec 18, 2012 | CADS Blog, CADS Lunch Speakers, Events Blog
Dear fellow CADS, Please put the following dates in your diaries for 2013. January 9th – Benno Pieters book launch at the Apollo. January 19th – Burns Supper at the British School of Amsterdam. January 25th – CADS lunch to congratulate Mike Carn, and...
by Mike | Dec 16, 2012 | CADS Blog
…John Richardson for his ‘Mouse and the Elephant’ joke. After one of the most highly competitive Jokathon’s for many years, John graciously received the new Mike Hayes Jokathon trophy—regarded by many in the bar afterwards as a cross between a...
