London walk: Mayfair Our London guided walks are always popular and this tour around Mayfair, St James’s and Piccadilly on Saturday 18 May was no exception. After the photo in Berkeley Square some of the group had a convivial lunch in Shepherd Market.
Grandparents morning A really enjoyable annual event in the ES calendar is when we invite grandparents of current pupils to look round the school, guided by their grandchildren, and this year, on Saturday 8 June, we saw as big a group of any we have had in the last 15 years. They are pictured here in the Warren Atrium in the Nugee building.
Cavendish Debating Society dinner On Wednesday 19 June a dinner was held to celebrate 100 years of the Cavendish Debating Society. Special guest
Speech Day On Speech Day on Saturday 29 June, as well as our usual stall serving Prosecco and selling ES merchandise, the ES also laid on trips in a tethered hot air balloon (see our cover picture!) to celebrate the launch of the Blue Sky Bursaries Appeal video.
was distinguished Hong Kong High
Court Judge Andrew Macrae (School 1969–74), who reminisced about his time in the society and the effect this had on his life and career. He later presented the inaugural Andrew Macrae Debater of the Year award to Debate Captain Kitty Hill (Watt, Year 12).
Fawlty Towers A select group of theatre-goers gathered for a thoroughly entertaining afternoon reliving some of the favourite moments from what has been described as the ‘greatest British sitcom of all time’ when they saw Fawlty Towers at the Apollo Theatre on Thursday 6 June. Hello, Dolly! A trip to the London Palladium on Wednes- day 10 July to see the classic musical Hello, Dolly! was greatly appreciated by some 30 ES members, who saw Imelda Staunton’s fantastic performance as Dolly Levi.
London walk: King’s Cross to Camden Lock Saturday 21 September was a glorious day for a stroll along Regent’s Canal with an expert guide, a tour packed with facts about the architecture, the various buildings, new and old, canals, railways, and the social history of what is a vibrant part of the capital.
Kiss Me, Kate Another Openin’, Another Show… and this time it was Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican Theatre on Thursday 22 August, which entertained a 20-strong ES group with its exuberant energy, stunning choreography, scintillating Cole Porter songs and perfect comic timing.
Wish You Were Here College Archivist Paul Jordan gave a talk to ES members on Thursday 3 October, entitled Wish You Were Here . Paul spoke about his fascination with collecting old postcards, the stories that they tell, the changes in fashion and society that they show and the intriguing messages that are sometimes written on the back!
ABF curry lunch The College hosted a curry lunch to support the Army
Benevolent Fund (The Soldiers’ Charity) on Sunday 20 October. This was the third year the ES has helped organise this event and we are delighted to report that over £2,000 was raised on the day, with further contributions following afterwards.
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