Hello sailors! Yes, it’s come around again, and the weather is shaping up nicely! The CADS Boat Trip is this month. Make your ticket reservations now. Seats are filling up, and last reservations need to be with myself or Allan…
Dear CADS members, It is with deep regret that I inform you of the death of our much loved CADS committee member Sue Bennion. As a mark of respect to Sue we are cancelling the May lunch. Please do not…
Dear CADS, It is with regret that I need to let you know about Mike Lyonette’s illness. In fact he received the news a couple of weeks before Mike Carn’s party, but in typical CADS style he embargoed it until…
Last month Judge Greenwood gave us a fascinating introduction to the history and work of the International Court of Justice, and its work on resolving disputes between states. He also issued a challenge, that if there…
After last month’s introduction to Scottish whisky from Wullie MacMorland, our holiday in Egypt and organising Mike Carn’s reception at the Ambassador’s Residence, I was looking forward to a respite before writing the Chairman’s Corner this month. It was…
Chairman’s Corner March 2013 Friends, Amsterdammers, fellow CADS…. After last month’s witty and motivational speech from Dr Willem about the new Scheepsvaartmuseum (do go and see it, it’s great!), we have a change of pace and subject this month. Don’t…
Chairman’s Corner February 2013 Hello sailors! This month we have a nautical theme. Dr Willem Bijleveld, who some may remember as a fellow member, is coming to talk to us. Formerly responsible for the Madame Tussaud’s museum, he is now…
Chairman’s Corner January 2013 The December lunch Jokathon was as funny as ever. Louise Hunter, John Donnelly and Judith Hope were all extremely funny, but in the end John Richardson’s elephant and mouse joke – timed to perfection – just…
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,…
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