East Anglia Drinks

Harry Darwood, Alfie Cicale

NEXT DRINKS Trinity College, Cambridge 9th May 2020

4 MAY 2019 – TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

We experimented this year with a change from the usual format of the black tie dinner to an evening starting with a private visit to the Wren Library at Trinity followed by a buffet supper. The reasoning behind this change was to encourage a wider age range of Old Millhillians attending the event, in particular undergraduates from Cambridge and the other universities in the region for whom formal dinners might be unappealing. Feedback both informally and from a brief questionnaire sent to those who attended was universally positive about this event and strongly in favour of repeating in future years the same format with a visit to a place of interest in Cambridge and then a relaxed, informal buffet supper at Trinity College. The Wren Library visit was hosted by the Librarian, Nicholas Bell, which greatly enhanced our enjoyment and knowledge of this unique building, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1676 and completed in 1695 and forming one side of Nevile’s Court, the first Renaissance style court in England. The Club was privileged to have this opportunity and to have the benefit of the Librarian’s knowledge of the building and its remarkable collection. As ever, the Allhusen Room provided an excellent venue for the buffet supper during which the President informed us of his travels and encounters with other Old Millhillians at home and abroad and then Mrs Bellotti gave an impromptu account of the development and successful progress of the International School since it opened in 2015.

Sam Astaire, John Barron

Matti Thal, David Short, Harry Darwood, Dr Russell Cowan Dr Russell Cowan (Weymouth 58-63)

Thirty seven attended, including three Cambridge undergraduates, one from the University of East Anglia and three pupils with aspirations to come up to Cambridge University from the School. We were pleased to welcome the President of the Club, Richard Llewellyn, as our guest and also Mrs Sarah Bellotti, Head of the Mount Mill Hill International School, who was accompanied by her husband. There were several new faces to this event and we hope to see them again. David Short and I have discussed since how we should proceed with future East Anglia meetings, taking account of the success of this year’s event and also the desire of some to retain the formal dinner on some years in the future. We are retaining, therefore, the new format in 2020 and are approaching initially King’s College through the Principal, Michael Proctor, a past Chairman of the Court of Governors, for a visit to the College and especially the Chapel. The date for this will be Saturday 9th May so please put this in your diaries. Further details will be posted on the Club’s website (www.omclub.co.uk) and I shall e mail our ‘regulars’.

Margaret Winfield, Ronnal Pole, William Winfield