House Reports

College Society

The 2018/19 calendar is shaping up to be another busy one for the College Society.

We had a wonderful dinner on 20 September 2018, welcoming over 50 alumni and guests including the new Master of the Queens Scholars, Gareth Mann. A musical start to the evening was provided by Alessandro D’Attanasio, a current pupil, playing Brahms on the grand piano Up School, before we were whisked to College Hall for a delightful supper, and completing the night with Compline in St Faith’s Chapel.

At the AGM we said thank you to Duncan Matthews, Chairman of the College Society Committee for six years, during which time he reinstated annual dinners for the Society, as well as drawing fabulous speakers to our Spring Lectures. We wish him well and a swift return to the committee in the future. Oliver Gillie, a stalwart of the Society Committee, was elected as the new Chairman and we look forward to his leadership over the coming years. 2018/19 saw the second year of female Queen Scholars admitted to College, so there is now a full cohort in the House. The portrait of the eight scholars by OW Lucy Li is coming on very well, and we hope to have the unveiling ceremony later on in 2019.

The next College Society Dinner is to be held on Wednesday 19 September 2018, and we hope to be putting in place a new twist to the event. Milne’s

It was wonderful to see so many former residents of Milne’s at our gathering just before Christmas.

Over 50 OWW gathered together to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the house! It was wonderful to see old friends reminisce about their time at School as well as make new connections within the Milne’s family. We hope to have more events for members of the Milne’s OW community in the future.

If you are interested in being involved, or would like to help organise reunions and gatherings for the House, please contact alumni@westminster.org.uk Invitations will be going out at the beginning of Summer. Alumni who left up to seven years ago are invited to attend for free, and there will be discount pricing for members of the College Society and for those who left between eight and ten years ago. The evening promises to be an enjoyable event and we look forward to seeing many alumni there.

The Committee would like thank the current Dean of Westminster, who will be retiring this year, and has been a great friend of the Society, allowing us to have Compline in St Faith’s Chapel for so many years.

If you would like to join the Society please do contact me on the below details. Membership is very modestly priced and provides vital funds to support the work of the Society and discounts on tickets for events.

If you have any ideas as to how the Society might extend its activities, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the Committee. Arda Eghiayan

Chairman: Oliver Gillie (CC, 1955-58)

oliver.gillie@outlook.com

For membership details

Hon Sec: Arda Eghiayan (CC, 2000-02)

arda.eghiayan@gmail.com

Purcell’s

We are thrilled to have a date in the diary for a Purcell’s Drinks evening on Tuesday 17 September, 2019!

We hope that many Purcell’s OWW will be able to join us for this exciting gathering. More details will be announced closer to the event date.

The Old Grantite Club

The aim of the Old Grantite Club is to provide a focus for meeting up with old friends and making new ones from different generations of the house. Everyone who has had the good fortune to be Up Grants is automatically a member so please come along to our next event.

Last year we had a very enjoyable evening in the House of Commons as the guests of Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP (GG, 1969-74) and there was much lively debate as you would expect. This year we are looking forward to our dinner in College Hall on Thursday 26th September and the invitation is open to all OGG and their partners. Please look out for ticket details on the OWW website and by

email from the Development Office.