Alleyn Club Newsletter 2014

Events

OAs in Thailand The quarterly Old Alleynian dinners continued at the Bangkok Dusit Thani Hotel. Even after the transfer of the hotel’s general manager – Alex Willats (83-91) had just moved to run their Manila operation – the hotel maintains superb service levels. Attendance averaged about 15, with a few OAs attending from abroad, especially Singapore. One interesting dinner highlight was a television sequence from the BBC’s In Search of Shakespeare, in which an actor portrays Edward Alleyn in ‘live’ performance - booming voice and grand gestures. Unexpected and interesting! Mike Smith Hon Member, Alleyn Old Boy and Hon Secretary, OAs in Thailand

of Mr Magnus, Anil Scott (86-91) and Ranjit Murugason (81-83). OAs from Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Britain were in attendance, some travelling in just for the occasion. A four course meal was served in a room adorned with artefacts and memorabilia of the College from the 19th and early 20th centuries, set to a backdrop of images on a projector showing College life and achievements throughout the years, from the Victorian era up to the present day. We were fortunate to have as our guest of honour, Dr Colin Niven OBE Palmes académiques (52-60), incoming President of the Alleyn Club.

Anil Scott (86-91) Alleyn Club Representative in Singapore Those OAs who attended the dinner were: Neil Arora (81-88) Guy Bordoni (81-86) Kristian Bowry (86-94) Simon Christofides (85-92)

Luke Cianfarani (88-95) Gavin D’Cunha (85-91) Jun Fujimoto (82-91) Udhay Furtado (84-94)

Stephen Gardner (72-81) James Johnston (91-99) Bambos Kaisharis (89-96) Geoffrey Leeming (80-89) Nick Magnus (Head, Dulwich College Singapore) Khodor Mattar (86-91) Ranjit Murugason (81-83) Mehraab Nazir (84-91) Dr Colin Niven OBE Palmes académiques (52-60; Fellow; Vice- President) Tim Sandars (86-91) Anil Scott (86-91)

First OA and IOA Dinner, Singapore Cricket Club, 3 October 2013 Twenty-one OAs and nine partners, together with the Headmaster of Dulwich College Singapore, Nick Magnus, and his wife, Sonia, gathered at Singapore Cricket Club to celebrate the first Old Alleynian and International Old Alleynian (IOA) Dinner, the brainchild Top row, from left: Sally Holloway, HE Anand Panyarachun Hon KBE (Hon Chair), Edward Alleyn, Jeremy Ross, Michael Smith (Hon Secretary), Victor Topoyosakul; Bottom row, from left: Stephen Golsby, Gavin D’Cunha, Michael Holloway, Jonathan Head, Pakorn Thavisin, Dibbhyaraks Sukhum, Chai Chalitaporn, Simon Christofides

Roman Scott (73-81) Mark Smith (78-86) Aiya Tanchotikul (00-02) Alex Willats (83-91)

OAs at Singapore Cricket Club

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