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2013 CADS Calendar

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…

CADS 2012 Jokathon—and the winner is…

…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…

The CADS Jokathon is nearly here!!!

In preparation for next Friday’s Jokathon (yes, it’s here already!), Alison has been honing her skills… below are a couple of examples: Nick Clegg Nick Clegg walked into a branch of HSBC to cash a cheque. As he approached the…

CADS and The Sint

We very much enjoyed our sail fronm Zaandam to Wormerveer. Due to large consumption of mulled wine, and the absence of our trusty photographer John Richardson, the only photos we have are those below… lovely pictures of where we went,…

Annual Remembrance Ceremony 2012

CADS Lay Wreath at the 323rd Commonwealth and Allied War Graves Sat 10th November 10:30am This year marks the 67th anniversary of the end of world War two. Virtually an entire generation has been able to live a reasonably peaceful and prosperous…

Whisky Festival

On Friday 15th and Saturday 16th February 2013, the 3rd International Whisky Festival will be held in the Grote Kerk at Alkmaar. Your opportunity to sample and purchase many of the various brews produced in Scotland.

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