The Year of The Monkey Approaches!
The new year is almost upon us! This year is the year of the monkey, so if you were born in 44, 56, 68, 80, or 92, this is your year! Monkeys are witty, intelligent, and have a magnetic personality. Personality…
Category Greetings from the Chair
August Chairman’s Corner
Chairman’s Corner August 2015 Hailing fellow CADS wherever you are! If you are reading this on holiday, I wish you a relaxing and refreshing break, and safe travels home. If you are not, I hope to see you soon J…
July Chairman’s Corner
Chairman’s Corner July 2015 The 2015 boat trip last month went off very well. The CADS board met at the Apollo beforehand, and decided that CADS would give donations of 1,000 Euros each to Hope and Homes For Children, the…
May Chairman’s Corner
Chairman’s Corner May 2015 Last month we had a very enjoyable lunchtime excursion to the Koninglijke Industrieele Groote Club. For the May lunch we are back in the Apollo on May 8th. The reason for the early date is that…
April Chairman’s Corner
In March we returned to the Apollo for a traditional ‘end of the month’ lunch, where a record 51 members and guests were addressed by H.E. Sir Geoffrey Adams on the UK timetable and intentions for reform in the EU.…
March Chairman’s Corner
For the February CADS meeting, we decamped from the Apollo to Amsterdam Central Station, where we dined in style in the 1e Klas Lounge on platform 2. A great time was had by all, and there are a number of…
Heil Merckel!
So was this an accident – or intentional 🙂 Ben has a mischievous smile…
January 2014 Chairman’s Corner
Best wishes for a healthy and successful 2014. The Jokathon again provided an excellent crop of jokers, notably John Richardson, Toni Scriven, Louise Hunter, and of course the eventual winner John Donnelly, who reserved his best moments until the…
December 2013 Chairman’s Corner
December Chairman’s Corner Christmas is coming, and that means… …Sint and his Zwarte Piets are here and the UN is criticising the Dutch tradition as racist… …Xmas is coming and the goose is getting fat …Santa Claus is coming to…
