by Mike | Jan 30, 2012 | CADS Blog, UK news
Dear Mr. Cameron,Please find below our suggestion for fixing the UK ‘s economy. Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan. You can call it the Patriotic Retirement...
by Mike | Jan 30, 2012 | CADS Blog, CADS Lunch Speakers, Events Blog
Captain Oates. “I’m just going out to CADS January lunch. I may be away some time.” The January CADS lunch marked the 100 year anniversary of an event that has become a symbol of human endeavour, bravery in the face of impossible circumstances and...
by Mike | Jan 28, 2012 | CADS Blog, Dutch News, Events Blog, Photography
A selection of the winning photographs from the world famous Wildlife Photographer of The Year Competition, organised by the BBC Wildlife Magazine and the Natural History Museum in London, may be seen in the Museon, Den Haag. See the best of around 40,000 photographs...
by Mike | Jan 28, 2012 | CADS Blog, Dutch News, Events Blog
Everest & Beyond: Meet Everest climber Stephen Venables Stephen Venables was the first Briton to climb Everest without supplementary oxygen. The stories of his travels have enthralled audiences all over the world and The British School in The Netherlands is...
by Mike | Jan 27, 2012 | CADS Blog
CADS recently donated 1,300 Euros to the HM British Consul Benevolent Fund. John Cameron-Webb expressed his sincere gratitude to CADS. The money will be (sparingly) used to assist discretionary cases of real distress for UK residents or visitors in the Netherlands....
by Mike | Jan 22, 2012 | CADS Blog
Was the Captain showing off? Disturbing claim that Euro sailed too close to “uncharted” Italian rocks to wave at local mermaid. The vessel passed too close to the Italian Island of Corupti, sounding its whistle and waving at a local Italian mermaid –...