Events KCLA Dinner and AGM
Law Alumni Reception
Friday 5 November 2010 Strand Campus King’s College London Association will hold its Annual General Meeting, followed by the Annual Dinner, to review the achievements of the past year. Alumnus Anthony Seldon (PGCEA, 1983), one of Britain’s most distinguished political biographers, will be the guest speaker at the dinner, speaking on the subject ‘What makes a Prime Minister?’ Dinner tickets cost £45 or £22.50 for students and new alumni (five years and less since graduation). Book early to avoid disappointment as tickets are expected to sell out. Contact the Alumni Office.
Tuesday 16 November 2010 Butchers’ Hall Principal Rick Trainor, Professor Tim Macklem, members of the Law Alumni Advisory Board, and School of Law staff look forward to welcoming law alumni for this reception in the elegant surroundings of Butchers’ Hall. Contact the Alumni Office.
The Saki Ruth Dockrill Memorial Lecture
Tuesday 9 November 2010 Great Hall, Strand Campus The subject is ‘Why wartime matters: How World War II is shaping Chinese ideas of citizenship and community’, delivered by Professor Rana Mitter of the Institute for Chinese Studies, University of Oxford. It will be chaired by Professor Mervyn Frost, and a reception will follow the lecture. Contact alumoff@kcl.ac.uk to express your interest in attending.
by Classics students in the original Ancient Greek, will be followed by tea and coffee in the theatre bar. Contact the Alumni Office.
Norfolk Choir Concert
Advent Carol Service
Friday 3 December 2010 Strand Chapel The candlelit Advent Carol service includes readings and a classical music performance by the Chapel choir, followed by a reception with mince pies and mulled wine. Due to demand, seating is by free ticket in advance only, available on a ‘first-come first-served’ basis. A maximum of two tickets per person. Contact the Alumni Office.
City Networking Breakfast
Thursday 3 March 2011 Venue tbc Alumni are invited to attend this networking event for City-based alumni. A guest speaker is followed by structured networking and a breakfast reception. Contact the Alumni Office.
Greek Play
Friday 11 February 2011 Greenwood Theatre, London Bridge Alumni are invited to attend the matinee performance of this year’s Greek Play, Helen by Euripides. The play, performed
Dental Alumni Weekend
4-5 March 2011 Guy’s Campus/Tower Hilton The line-up includes specialist meetings on Friday afternoon, the Dental Dinner
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IN TOUCH
autumn 2010
The fondly remembered Halliday Hall on Clapham Common, sadly now long gone
a long-time member of staff at King’s and one of the first residents of Halliday Hall. Professor Earles gave a brief overview of life in Halliday in the early 1950s and outlined the subsequent life of the Hall as viewed from his position as chairman of the King’s halls of residence management committee. Philip Mitchell provided a display of memorabilia from the 1950s with some additional contributions by Mike Williams and Bob Woollett. The collection included group photographs
Saturday 26 March 2011 Wymondham Abbey Join former King’s Principal Professor Arthur Lucas CBE FKC in his home town of Wymondham for an atmospheric evensong performance by the King’s Chapel Choir. A reception will be hosted by alumna Dr Christine Buchan following the concert. Contact the Alumni Office to express your interest in attending. Alumni Weekend 2011
10-12 June 2011 Strand Campus/various London venues Alumni are invited to attend a range of lectures, tours and social events at this reunion weekend including lunch with the Principal in the Great Hall. For further information on events and getting your class together for a reunion, please contact the Alumni Office.
Guy’s Dental Reunion
Halliday Hall Reunion Lunch On Saturday, 12 June, King’s alumni who had lived in Halliday Hall in the 1950s and early 1960s gathered together for their first ever reunion. Timed to coincide with the 2010 Alumni Weekend, the much anticipated event was held in Chapters restaurant on the Strand campus as the Clapham Common hall of residence sadly no longer exists. The idea for the reunion was conceived at the 2008 Alumni Weekend after a chance meeting of two former residents. Tracking down the names and addresses of residents proved a major undertaking, as the College had no list in its records, but eventually enough were found and notices were placed in In Touch and on the King’s alumni website. After an encouraging response, Keith Newton (Civil Engineering, 1958) pressed ahead with the plans and about 35 former residents and a few wives sat down to lunch. Two joined later after the Principal’s lunch, and several more expressed their regret at being unable to attend. The reunion opened with a glass of wine, and was followed by a welcome address by Professor Stanley Earles,
on Friday evening and Clinical Day on Saturday. Online booking opens in mid-December. Brochures will be available in the next edition of InDent early in 2011. If your company would be interested in sponsoring the weekend, please contact the Alumni Office.
of residents for several years, copies of accommodation invoices, and notices to residents posted at the time. In addition, there were a few preliminary copies of a brief history of Halliday which is still under preparation. After lunch, renewal of acquaintanceships and discussion continued late into the afternoon. If good food, laughter and the sound of animated conversations are the mark of a successful reunion, this one more than met the criteria.
‘I am delighted to report that our recent five-yearly reunion celebrating 45 years since we first met as innocent freshers was its customary success,’ writes David Davidson (Guy’s, Dentistry, 1974). Despite some advance teasing about the perils of moving to Chepstow, the facilities at St Pierre could not have been bettered. A beautiful location combined with fabulous weekend-long weather meant that all who attended enjoyed a most memorable occasion. ‘As in previous years the reunion was attended by the vast majority of the 1965 intake, including plenty of our overseas visitors from USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. A golf competition on the Saturday morning proved popular, as did the rooftop bar for informal drinks prior to the dinner. The lively conversations reassuringly confirmed that replacing dentistry with alternative interests as retirement beckoned was not proving difficult, international travel and alternative studies being the most popular’. The next reunion celebrating the ‘half century’ will be in late Spring 2015.