Oxfordshire Section
Oxfordshire Old Blues Evensong and Supper, 28th January 2012
Please click here to read the letter from Professor Stephen Harrison
Arrangements:
5.45pm: Meet at Magdalen College Lodge (just inside front entrance);
6.00pm: Evensong;
7.15pm: Supper at La Cucina, 40 St Clement’s. For menu see
http://www.lacucinaoxford.co.uk/menu.htm
Contact John Evans, jhevans@sky.com Tel: 01235-525059
Oxfordshire Old Blues - Evensong and Supper, Saturday 29th January 2011
As in previous years, Professor Stephen Harrison is organising a January visit for Old Blues and their Guests to a Saturday Evensong at an Oxford College, followed by an optional supper. This year the Evensong is at Christ Church Cathedral while the supper will be at Prezzo – an Italian restaurant in the Castle development. Further details are given below.
John Evans (Secretary)
jhevans@sky.com; 01235-525059
Arrangements:
5.45pm: Meet at Christ Church Cathedral, outside the Tom Gate in St. Aldates;
6.00pm: Evensong;
7.15pm: Supper at Prezzo.
If you intend to come to the Evensong and Supper, please sign up with Stephen by mail (address below) using the printed form, or via an email message. There is no deadline for the Evensong but Supper numbers will be needed by the week-end of 22/23 January. The music for each term can be found at http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/cathedral.
For car parking, the Westgate Multistorey car park is the most convenient.
Professor Stephen Harrison,
Corpus Christi College, Oxford, OX1 4JF
Tel. 01865 276762, Fax 01865 276767
Oxfordshire Old Blues Newsletter - Spring 2010
Chair: : Miss Elizabeth Llewellyn-Smith; Secretary: Dr. John Evans; Treasurer: Mr. Bob Brindle; Committee members: Mr. Colin Brant, Prof. Stephen Harrison, Mr Charles Ellis.
The following programme for Oxfordshire Old Blues has been organised by the committee for the coming year. As always, any new ideas or suggestions are very welcome.
Stratford Theatre Visit: Monday 10th May to see the evening performance of �Anthony and Cleopatra� at the Courtyard Theatre, 7.15 pm. Tickets are �27. Those interested should contact Charles Ellis on 01993 703966 or by email at elliswitney@talktalk.net. For a pre-performance meal, Weatherspoons at 41 Sheep Street, about 400 yds from the theatre, has been suggested as a suitable venue.
BBQ Lunch and Farm Visit Sunday 1 August. We are grateful to David Orpwood (BA/TB 63-70) and Jean for once again offering to be our hosts at
Wood�s Farm, Watlington OX9 8HD. Lunch will start at around 12.30 pm, but David has also suggested that those interested might join him for the 10.00 am Sunday Sung
Eucharist service at the nearby 11th century Swyncombe Church.
For the lunch there will be a contribution of £10.00 per head to cover food and drinks. Those wishing to join the party should let John Evans know by mid-July.
Founder's Day Dinner: This will be held on Saturday 30 October, at Balliol College Oxford, (with thanks to Prof. Jasper Griffin (Pe.A 1948-56). The guest speaker will be Dr. Francis Warner (Pe.B 1947-54). Further details will be sent out in September.
Evensong and Supper: January 2011. As in previous years, Professor Stephen Harrison will organise a visit as a group to a Saturday Evensong at one of the Oxford Colleges followed by an optional supper. Details will be circulated late December.
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Membership: All Oxfordshire Old Blues and guests are welcome to any of the events. The Committee is very grateful to those who have completed an Oxfordshire Old Blues Membership Standing Order (min. £10 p.a.). The funds raised contribute toward our very moderate running costs and allow undergraduates to attend events such as the Founder’s Day Dinner at a reduced cost. In addition, every year surplus donations have been given either to a deserving cause within the School or to the Benevolent Society of Blues.
If you have any queries about your Standing Order, please contact either Bob Brindle, our treasurer (01993-831330), or John Evans (address below).
Enquiries about any item on this newsletter can be made to John Evans, 27 Clevelands, Abingdon, OX14 2EQ; tel: 01235-525059; jhevans@sky.com.
