Dermot Gleeson

Optima issue 4 • spring / summer 2003

CONTENTS The Master’s message 2 Varsity News the current state of play in For me, as a member of the immediate post-45 war Fitz and University sport generation, tertiary education offered a highly At last! attractive and positive way forward. Attractive A Fund for Modern Languages because it represented a free-thinking, less restrictive 3 Special Feature lifestyle and an opportunity to do so many of the Katy Watson spends a year in things seemingly denied to my parents. Positive Mexico, and muses on more because it provided the opportunity to extend my than Mariachi Bands knowledge, my capabilities and vision; essential (at least it seemed to be) to the gateway for a better 4 Topped Out Fitz’s building programme future. Provided my O-level and A-level standards reaches a pinnacle were up-to-scratch, I was safe in the knowledge that a maintenance grant would be available and 6 Views from the top sufficient to support my day-to-day living expenses. Dermot Gleeson and his views (Tuition fees were provided by government!) on political thought I suppose my vision of the University lifestyle 7 The Master, Tony Steadman and the Bursar celebrate A Vision of the Future came primarily from my exposure to the films of the the Topping Out of Gatehouse court with a beer Michael Frantzis re-traces his time and certainly “Doctor in the House” with Dirk path from Fitz to architectural Bogarde and Kenneth More, had a strong influence photography in Brasil on my innocent mind. Despite the restrictions of the Certainly “Doctor in the House” had a 8 Take a Bow! time – a nation recovering from the War and all that strong influence on my innocent mind. Alan George from the – there was an enormous optimism. Newsreels were Fitzwilliam Quartet, and why full of exciting new inventions and discoveries – of body. Students really don’t change, they are as good they keep coming back to Fitz. the type – Dunlop announces a tubeless tyre! Rover as ever and in some ways better. Certainly, their 9 Richard Hooley develops a gas-turbine! End of tuberculosis in sight! concern for the less privileged, their love of art, Fitzwilliam’s Director of Law And all this national optimism helped to propel us drama and music, their participation in sport and leaves for London, but not with- forward. Films such as “Lucky Jim” with Ian other College activities, and their attitude towards out a little nostalgia Carmichael, “I’m all right Jack” again with Ian academic work surpasses that of my generation. 10 Ray Kelly, Carmichael and Peter Sellers, “Room at the Top” with But, I see the need for greater support and care than who’s forgotten more than most Lawrence Harvey and the divine Simone Signoret we required. The modern undergraduate has far of us know about Fitzwilliam, parodied the status quo and led us to believe – dare I greater financial burdens to bear and is certainly opens a window on his memories say it – in the Brave New World just around the more aware of the stress imposed by the modern 11 Sur-prize! corner. We were confident that Science and academic approach. I would like our College to take The highs and highs of teaching Technology would support this change; we were heed of these pressures and find ways to reduce in Nepal, by Steve Farndon enamoured with the academic process and all the them. We have always been the College of access. advances that a degree would provide, not only to For us, the current Government castigation is Rear View the Journal of yesteryear the individual but also to national prosperity. meaningless. I believe from what I hear from our I remind you, I began with “for me” because this Members over an extensive period, that we have a 12 Events at Fitzwilliam very rosy view is very much a personal recollection, reputation as a College that truly cares about its Emma Camps gives us a taste of but one I know resonates with my friends from the students and offers support when it is most needed the delights to come same period. Of course we were aware of the misery – the vulnerable years. It is my wish to sustain that and despair so obvious throughout reputation and enhance it. much of the world but somehow we My very best wishes to you all and I look forward felt that the rapid progress in to seeing many of you (and your families?) in Science, Technology and Political College for one of those unforgettable dinners or Thought would solve these lunches (Saturday lunch is highly recommended). problems. Nevertheless, when I am Why not e-mail me with your views and let me know asked – as I frequently am by a how you are getting along. I guarantee a reply. member “Why should I support the College?” (and rightly so too) my thoughts return to my earlier days The Master with some lucky ladies (or is it the other way around?) and my own experiences. 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A World Away In 2002-3, three MML students at Fitzwilliam have had the opportunity to spend ‘a year abroad’ – a year studying at a University, or finding full-time employment in a country where the language is one of those they have been reading at Fitz. Katy Watson is studying Spanish and Italian and is currently spending her year abroad in Mexico. She writes about how she has found the location, the language, and the latino approach to life … Sangria versus Sol and it is the speed, the music or the décor of the bus, it tortillas versus tacos, always brightens my day! touristy Benidorm versus Talking of travelling, Mexico offers an abundance tropical beaches – faced of beauty. In the summer, I went to the Yucatán with decisions such as peninsula, on the eastern side of Mexico, and as long

these, together with the as you avoid the concrete (so-called) heaven that is • 3 special – feature watson katy fact that Spain is so near Cancún, you can chill out on incredible white sand to home, I opted for beaches and swim in clear waters, with few people to Mexico for my third year disturb the tranquility. Mexican towns are veritable abroad. I wanted to do treasures too and where I live there is a plethora of Colonial Church in the something different and city of Guanajuato colonial towns nearby to spend a quiet weekend. distant, so with having to My city, the colonial Guadalajara, is in the state of choose between Italy and Hispanic countries for Jalisco, which is relatively close to sprawling Mexico my degree, Mexico seemed to offer the most, being City and to the resort of Puerto such a big and diverse country. Vallarta on the Pacific Coast. It Chichen Itza, in the Yucatan I wanted to study rather than work, so I decided is home to Mariachi music but to spend a year doing something that I would have I will forgive it that (I liked it … for me, the people are the wanted to do if I had not studied Italian and when I came, but I have had most important aspect of a Spanish, opting for courses in international enough of the guitar nation, and learning through relations and journalism at the University of strumming and serenading to them is the best way to get a Guadalajara. The university has 180,000 students last my stay here). The State’s and the city of Guadalajara itself has a population saving grace is that it is home feel for a country of nearly 6 million, but both feel much smaller to tequila which makes up for than they really are and so I have got to know my the mariachi overkill here. Authentic Mexican Beer! way around really quickly. In fact, my impressions of Mexico have really The university system is completely different to changed since living here. No longer is it a country that of any British university in that we do not filled to the brim with sombreros, tacos, mariachis have lectures but classes of three hours, so and latin lovers, it long lost that exotic (yet trite) meeting Mexicans is relatively easy, especially as image for me. I have come full circle, through a they are always so interested in meeting us love-hate relationship and now affection for foreigners (of which there are very few). In Mexico. Of course, these stereotypes do exist (like addition, the discursive, active nature of classes the latin lovers, who just become far too excited where we have to interact, means that I end up about us foreign girls, especially my housemate speaking far more than I would have done had I who is a 6 foot blonde German), but I have Church in the main square gone to university in Europe. Some classes are discovered far more in terms of attitudes, ways of of San Miguel de Allende really dynamic, making masks, visiting life and the nature of Mexico seen from living here, anthropology museums to do some sketching, as opposed to the typical images we have. The Jalisco’s … saving grace is and even acting. I have to hold three-hour Mexican identity is a fascinating and confusing that it is home to tequila presentations which unnerved me at first but I one, not just for foreigners, but for Mexicans which makes up for the suppose that is part of the year abroad – you themselves. The fusion of the Spanish and the mariachi overkill here manage to do the impossible, be it speaking indigenous, the problems and the enriching results Spanish to natives, or writing 2,000 word essays! can explain so much about the country and is People might well question what is so different material for an article in itself. Anyway, despite from university life in Britain and what I am these complexities, my experience of Christmas actually getting out of it. Well, for me, the people Day in Chihuahua with four inches of snow and are the most important aspect of a nation, and then New Year on a beach can’t be bad. learning through them is the best way to get a feel for a country. It is easy to make friends here and If you would like to give to the Modern and being with them, observing people in the streets Medieval Languages Fund – to help students like The Mexican coast at Tulum, and Mexican life in general is great. Even getting Katy continue to study abroad – please turn to the in the Yucatan on a bus to the faculty is full of surprises, whether centre pages for further information.

Fitzwilliam College is an Exempt and Statutory Charity (Inland Revenue No. x11732) Please Help Us!

The End is Nigh but …

This will be the final time at which the building of more than ever, in helping us to finish our task of Gatehouse Court can be described as ‘work in progress’. Completing Fitzwilliam. By the next edition of Optima, it will be complete. It is difficult to contemplate the Buildings Programme If you are considering giving to the New Buildings without dramatically contrasting feelings. There is Fund, please turn to the giving section at the cen- certainly enthusiasm for the project, and intense tre of Optima. More than ever before, your gifts excitement at seeing the buildings approach completion, would be greatly appreciated. please help us! • 4 but the current shortfall in the funding for the Gatehouse, and Theatre/Auditorium Projects cannot but cool some of the exhilaration. Total Cost of Building Programme 12.20 Despite the College’s best efforts, and some success in reducing the funding shortfall (with extremely generous donations from John Stanley (1956), the Clothworkers’ and Wolfson Foundations), there remains £1.33 million pounds to raise before the Building Programme can be fully funded. As the first two phases of the Programme approach completion, the need for support The crane at sunset, photographed by Yin Wu for the Project grows ever more urgent. We have come a long way from our initial target of £12.20 million – with only £1.33 million to go, we are College Donations Balance almost there. The College needs and values your support

Plan of the Theatre / Auditorium

Music Room

Stage Theatre Gallery Foyer Music Seats Seats Gallery Room

Students from Fitz performing Gypsy this year … Your Name Can Last Forever

The primary function of the new Theatre/ Auditorium will be to provide a forum for Sponsor a Seat £100 students involved in music, drama, fine art, and Support a Row of Seats £1,000 other types of performance to develop, and Gallery Seating £10,000 demonstrate their talent. If you would like to Sunken Garden £25,000 support students of Fitzwilliam in these areas, Music Room Benefactor £50,000 donating to the Fitzwilliam Building Fund is a College band Richie Rich and the Patron of the Foyer Gallery £100,000 highly effective way of ensuring that students at Moneymakers in full flow Fitz involved in the arts get the support and facilities they need. By giving £100 to the Fitzwilliam Theatre/ What’s more, Fitzwilliam is proud to be able Auditorium for example, you will be entitled to the to give its Members the opportunity to have their naming of a seat of your choice in the auditorium, name permanently connected to the Building. with a plaque commemorating your donation, worded according to your wishes1.

You can request naming privileges in the Theatre/ 1 Wording is subject to the limitations associated with engraving. Auditorium, by going to the centre pages, and A show stopping moment in Gypsy All gifts of £1,000 or more can be made in instalments filling out the giving form.

Fitzwilliam College is an Exempt and Statutory Charity (Inland Revenue No. x11732) Topping it out!

Bursar’s Report on Progress and Topping Out

GREAT AND GOOD FACTS Since Easter, life has been exciting. The student YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT body has been divided between those wanting GATEHOUSE COURT silence in the run-up to finals and those wanting to ensure that their rooms for October are ready on time. Builders like to get going early; students The crane is forty metres high topping it out! • 5 do not. Somehow, now that May Week has arrived, (131ft), and has a jib (reach) sixty everyone is happy. Builders, as well has students, metres long (196ft) have enjoyed A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the The ensuite bathrooms have been lawn of The Grove. It remains exciting as the race delivered as complete ‘pods’ continues to finish in time for next Term – and hopefully just before that, so that those attending The Bursar gives a tour of the newly Topped-Out Gatehouse Each pod comprises a toilet, the Reunion at the end of September can be the shower and basin and include first occupants. I promised those who attended The Theatre is up to roof level and brickwork to tiling and all accessories such as the last reunion a new entrance if they came back match its neighbour, The Grove, has begun. Plans towel rails etc. There are 42 pods this year, so most of my days now include at least are already afoot for events designed to show the in Gatehouse Court one visit to urge the builders on. range of activities for which it can cater, when it is Gatehouse Court was topped out by the Master complete in early spring 2004. As well as drama Approximately 65,000 bricks on 21 May, an event on the roof, followed by and music, there will be lectures, badminton and a will be used to construct celebrations in the basement and a tour of the new disco (Entz in modern student parlance), with art Gatehouse Court rooms, including one brought forward as a and other exhibitions in the foyer. Soon the tower crane and the scaffolding will The window shutters will be sample of the finished product. Students were come down. They will then begin to merge with made of Oregan pine delighted (and Fellows mildly surprised) by new levels of luxury and the French en-suite showers. the college and its re-orientation to face Storey’s In any one day around sixty Some idea of the scale of the College’s new main Way will at last be restored. people will be working on-site entrance can now be seen and the beauty of the We are holding rigidly to our budget of relationship of the buildings with the copper £8.2million for these two buildings – just as well, Gatehouse Court will add three beeches they enclose is now evident, too. since we still have to raise the last £1.33million! new Staircases to Fitzwilliam: W (Woflson), X, and Y

The 1st room to be completed will be a student room on the east wing

The average size of a student room is three metres by five metres (9ft x 16ft)

The top floor of Gatehouse Court will have a view over Storey’s Way to the Master’s Lodge … and vice versa! Student rooms in the making, with two pods already in place (bottom right) Patrons of Gatehouse Court The Master is presented with a silver trowel from Marriot Construction 40 bedrooms, 6 Gyp rooms, and 2 staircases are available for naming. They can be named in hon- our of yourself, family and friends, or in memory of someone. Costs associated with these naming opportunities vary, but they are intended to cover the actual cost of construction of the particular element (for example, a student bedroom requires funding of £50,000 to build). If you would like further information please turn to the centre pages, or contact Rossie Ogilvie in the Development Office at [email protected]. Artist’s rendering of the finished Gatehouse Court

Fitzwilliam College is an Exempt and Statutory Charity (Inland Revenue No. x11732) Dermot Gleeson (1968) and Fitzwilliam

The story of Dermot’s connection with Fitzwilliam College begins with a romantic vision of ancient buildings and traditional customs dating back centuries. Expectations perhaps slightly at variance and had published a little known but invaluable with reality. gem of a book, Teach Yourself Political Thought. It Growing up in an Irish family, the name proved hugely helpful when preparing my ‘Fitzwilliam’ had long been associated with the contributions to the intense debates that took place historic and wealthy Anglo-Irish family of the Earl within the party in that period about the of Fitzwilliam. So, when offered an Open philosophical stance it should adopt.” Dermot went Scholarship to Fitzwilliam, he immediately on to become Head of the Home Affairs section of accepted, assuming the College itself would be the Conservative Research Department until 1977, dermot gleeson • 6 equally ancient. Upon arriving at Huntingdon Road when he joined the European Commission as a and discovering that the College had been in speechwriter for one of the British Commissioners, existence for less than eight years, he could but Christopher Tugendhat. describe his reaction as “genuine shock”! He returned to the UK in 1982 and joined the The College, however – in terms of both its M J Gleeson Group plc (founded by his great uncle architecture and those living within it – rapidly in 1903). The Group is involved in all aspects of the became increasingly satisfying. With its approach construction and property industries. From 1988 Dermot Gleeson to the functional needs of College buildings he was the Chief Executive and in 1994, he became balanced with the careful, elegant lines and angles of brown brick, it had a rare and quiet simplicity in its look. However the University in the late 60s and early 70s – like most other Universities in the Passionate, if sometimes country – was undergoing a period of rather confused discussions considerable student radicalism and neither Dermot, nor Fitzwilliam College were untouched. echoed throughout the halls At Fitzwilliam, those heavily committed to of N staircase radical change often found themselves at odds Fellows’ Lawn in the early 1960s with other less politicised students. “The divisions within the College often encouraged those who Chairman. It is in fact this role which has given would not ordinarily have been motivated to be Dermot the opportunity to put into practice one of vocal within the College, to be so. The College was his most cherished political convictions, namely dynamic and full of energy – there was an that commercial success and social responsibility abundance of colourful and controversial can be mutually reinforcing rather than mutually characters, who made it a very exciting place to be exclusive: “The Gleeson Group sees itself as, above – they added much, as Dr Johnson said about all else, a special kind of community. And our Garrick, to ‘the gaiety of nations’”! fundamental objective is to protect and strengthen Quintessentially passionate, if sometimes rather that community by continuously improving our confused discussions echoed throughout the halls skills and deploying them ever more effectively for of N staircase, where Dermot spent his three years the benefit of our customers, our shareholders and in College. He enjoyed the stability of a room on-site society more widely. For us shareholder value is a throughout his undergraduate Tripos and found Fitz means to an end, not an end in itself to which all “a lively, very enjoyable place to live and work.” other considerations, including the well-being of After graduating, he commenced a PhD our employees should be sacrificed.” focusing on the Tory party during the 1830s-40s The record suggests that these are not just idle and, as part of his early work, he contacted the words. In 2002, the Sunday Times declared Gleeson, Conservative Research Department. He soon whose employees own about 15% of its shares, one returned to the Department for a job, and found of the best 100 Companies in the country to work for. that the ‘Research’ they did was something rather In 2003, the Company has been included in the different to his more academic expectations. FTSE4 Index of socially responsible quoted firms, Rather than the Tories of the 19th Century: and Dermot himself holds a number of challenging Title page of Wayper’s Political Thought “… within two months I found myself outside posts, including a governorship of the BBC. undertaking policy research for the Shadow But despite the hectic pace, Dermot has also made Cabinet of the day. Shortly afterwards, I was given time to revisit Fitzwilliam and notes both the If you would like to help the the task of briefing Ted Heath, and subsequently continuities and the changes: “While still eager to College make the most of its Margaret Thatcher, for Prime Minister’s embrace diversity, the College now seems more at potential by making a gift to the Questions. The excitement caused me to re-think ease with itself and the students and academic staff Building Fund, please turn to my ambition to become an academic”. appear to have a much greater sense of confidence the centre pages for He did not however, forget what he had learned with respect to their place within the broader more information. at College: “Invaluable to me was the teaching of university community. It is impossible not to be C L Wayper, who had supervised my History studies hugely impressed.”

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puis et maintenant • 7 Take a Bow!

The Fitzwilliam String Quartet is now a make it work wherever we are. The best halls Fitzwilliam institution. They tour all however, are invariably in Russia. They just seem to know over there how to create the best aural over the world and return regularly to environment. There are wonderful churches we play the College to give Masterclasses and in too (including Fitzwilliam Chapel), but acoustics concerts in the College Chapel. Alan aren’t everything – you would be amazed at some of George is a founder member of the the conditions musicians have to play in: bad lighting, heating (or lack of it!), nowhere Quartet, and kindly took the time to comfortable to change or warm up, nothing to eat or share some of his thoughts and memo- drink, nowhere to wash or ablute! When someone The Fitzwilliam String Quartet. ries on his work, and the College. has taken the trouble to see to all these things, one Photo: Carpenter Turner – London always feels the most tremendous gratitude. How did the Fitzwilliam Quartet first come together? When I went up to Cambridge in 1968, I quickly met What sort of period instruments do you use? Why do you up with two old friends from the National Youth use them?

fitzwilliam string quartet fitzwilliam • string 8 quartet String Quartet programmes have become so stereotyped, Orchestra – Nicholas Dowding and John Phillips. This would take an extensive article of its own! Playing quartets was one of the things you did in The period instruments we use are all from the we try to break away from Cambridge, and they were both Fitz men. When we late eighteenth century – or copies of such the conventional formulae found a cellist (Ioan Davies, from St John’s), we had instruments. They are set up as they would have our first get-together in the Gaskoin Room been at that time: different neck, bridge, bass bar, sometime during Michaelmas Term that year. One sound post, gut strings, lighter bow, etc. Since we of the quartets we bashed through was Tchaikovsky play music from five centuries we cannot claim to No.1 – which subsequently became the first piece we be specialists, but we do aim to come as close as ever played in public the following term. Our next we can to the language and sound world of every concert was in the Reddaway Room, when composer we play, whether it be Purcell, Mozart, miraculously we appeared on the programme as Shostakovich, or Jeremy Thurlow (who wrote us a The Quartet during a Masterclass “The Fitzwilliam Quartet”….! short piece to play for the Vice Chancellor’s in the Fitzwilliam Chapel Unlike most other Cambridge quartets, we retirement concert on May 12). Sound is as much found that as time passed we were still together. an inherent part of music as pitch and rhythm, The Quartet generated its own momentum – we and we ignore the composer’s requirements at would meet for a week or so during every vacation our peril… at one or other of our homes, and we worked for up to nine hours a day. That set us up for good, How do you decide your repertoire – is it just simply a really. When we were invited up to York to play, matter of who you like? with a view to filling the vacant Quartet Residency, Repertoire planning is a crucial part of our work – The Fitzwilliam String the chance was there for the taking, and we took it! the potential scope is enormous and rich, and it Quartet’s visits to the College takes some careful thought. We each have our are made possible by the gen- When you played in York, you performed in front of passions – and some of us have our blind spots too erosity of Hewitson Becke & Dmitri Shostakovich. Since then, the Quartet has long (not so many of those!). We have always sought to Shaw Solicitors, and Professor been famous for its close personal association with the be imaginative – not to avoid the standard fare, or to Norman Pounds, who sponsor famous composer/performer – what are your personal look for oddities for the sake of it, but to indulge in the Masterclasses three times memories of him? a few of those enthusiasms which might be unjustly a year. Mrs Sparey, the mother In a nutshell, he was the greatest human being I off the beaten track. We have a passion for earlier of one of the Quartet, has also ever met – not just the greatest composer. What we music (especially Purcell), and we have once again very kindly donated £2,000 to learnt from him is that you don’t need a massive found our voice in 20th (now 21st) century works: the Quartet from the sale of ego in order to be a great artist: if you are that great, working with composers is one of the joys of being her husband’s cello bow. you really don’t need to be! He was humble, caring, a re-creative artist – bringing to life the work that Unfortunately costs of provid- sincere and compassionate. And a lot else, too. someone has so lovingly created for us to play. ing this benefit to the College That’s not to say that he wasn’t ambitious, or keen String Quartet programmes have become so have risen, and Fitzwilliam is to have his music played. Why else would he have stereotyped, and we try to break away from the urgently in need of a new bothered to come and hear such a young group as conventional formulae (although it is only fair to sponsor for the Quartet. If you us?! Shostakovich the man, as I knew him, is say that it is me who feels the most strongly about are interested in helping to enshrined forever in the music he left for us to play. this!). In listening to one of our performances, you continue bringing world-class will invariably find shorter pieces, music from far- music back to the College, When performing, what sort of variations do you make flung eras and places, amongst the standard please contact Rossie in the according to the different venues you perform in? classics. Purcell theatre music coupled with a Development Office at We’ve performed at the widest variety of venues I familiar Haydn quartet, with a new piece by a jazz [email protected], think it’s possible to get. You inevitably have to make composer somewhere along the line… We work or turn to the centre pages for adjustments, but we do so in order to make the carefully and hard to make all of our performances further information. music sound at its most effective in the space. We equally accessible to our audiences. New music is don’t actually change the performance, we just try to not so difficult really – so long as the performers

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(and editions past through look to occasion had and archives the visited recently Officers Development The are below, and date back to 1921, and 1923. and 1921, to back date and below, are temple overlooking Kathmandu overlooking temple The Nepali national flag in flag national Nepali The the sunset outside school outside sunset the , contained some unusual surprises! Twosurprises! examples unusual some contained , Originally printed in the Fitzwilliam Hall Magazine, Vol VIII, No.23, March 1923. 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teaching in nepal / looking back • 11 News and Events at Fitzwilliam

During the first half of 2003 over 300 friends have been reunited at four Member events. The first of the year was the MML Reunion Dinner. The event is held once every 10 years, and so it was very well attended with many guests expressing a wish to return to Fitz more often. The Law Society Dinner at the end of April was a chance for current law students to mingle with those who either studied law at Fitz, and/or who have a career in the field of law. The annual Fitzwilliam Society London Dinner was a tremendous success. Once again it has proved an extremely popular occasion with many guests attending for the Emma Camps, Development Officer first time. We hope to see them all again next year. The “Old Boys” were victorious in the [email protected] annual Past v Present Cricket Match. On a glorious day, it was a chance to top up the tan, meet with old friends and show the present team just how the game should be played!

Calling all Medics & Engineers list. We believe it is the earliest this has ever happened. Rossie Ogilvie BA, LLB Carol Lamb In the early part of 2004, there will be a chance for those Thank you for your support! If you would like to take of you who studied Medicine and Engineering, to be part in any of the sporting events – rugby, men’s and The Editors

news and events fitzwilliam at • 12 treated to a Fitz Reunion. The dates have not been set yet, women’s football, mixed hockey, men’s and women’s Optima but the two events are likely to take place during February rowing – I would be very happy to hear from you. Development Office or March. Look out for your invite at the end of this year! Fitzwilliam College Cambridge cb3 0dg Women’s 25th Anniversary Dates for your Diary Next year, we aim to mark the 25th anniversary of 26th-28th September Alumni Reunion Weekend admission of Women to Fitz, with style. If you have any 18th October Orchestral Concert in Fitzwilliam tel : + 44 (0) 1223 332034/ ideas of how you would like to celebrate, please let us Dining Hall + 44 (0) 1223 332015 know. Preliminary ideas so far include a garden party 7th November Alkan Piano Competition email: and family day. Any photographs or stories you may have 8th November Piano Recital by Ronald Smith [email protected] for use in a small display would be appreciated. All 30th November Fitz Barbershop and Sirens Concert photographs will be returned. 2nd December Fitzwilliam String Quartet in Concert The Best Reunion in Town! Cover illustration, photograph For any musical performance, please telephone the of the award winning Chapel Last year’s reunion was a resounding success and I am Porters’ Lodge on 01223 332 000 interior, by Michael Anderson pleased to report that this year’s event is proving even more popular. At the time of writing, all new bookings Drinks at the House of Lords? for the Saturday dinner are being placed on a standby The Fitzwilliam Society is keen to hold a Drinks Party in London for our more recent Graduates. Preliminary thoughts are for it to be held later this year and ideas for Memorabillya locations received so far include the National Portrait We have been working hard in the Development Gallery and the Houses of Parliament! If you have any Office to update the existing range of suggestions at all, please drop me a line. memorabilia and to bring in some interesting www.cambridge.org/promotional new items. Please take a moment to look at our Lost New in this year are Parker Pen sets consisting Sheep page on the Fitz website of a black ink Insignia ball pen plus pencil, both (http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/members/alumni/ smartly engraved with the Fitz crest. They are lost/). Alternatively, we can provide you with a beautifully presented in a sturdy case. list of Members from your matriculation year The recommended retail price for the set is that we have lost contact with. £60, you can buy your special Fitz set for just Lost Sheep We are currently searching for the £35! We are also now selling black, leather whereabouts of around 4,000 members so Conference Folders with the Fitz crest blind your help would be greatly appreciated. embossed in the bottom right hand corner. Fitz price just £30. For a limited time, we are offering 1 Parker Regional Reunions Pen set plus 1 leather Conference Folder for a We’ve received expressions of interest for regional combined price of only £60. reunions, particularly from members who find it difficult Stylish new keyrings are proving popular – to get back to Cambridge for events. If you would be they are silver with a matt finish and engraved interested in helping to co-ordinate such an event in your with our crest. area, we’d love to hear from you with your ideas. To order, just send your request to Emma and Thank you add £1 for postage for the initial item (50p per to everyone who has taken the time to write to us over additional item), your credit card details or a the last few months. Whether it be ‘thank you’ letters or cheque made out to ‘Fitzwilliam College’. ideas for future events, they’re always appreciated. Emma Camps Designed and printed by Cambridge Printing, the printing business of Cambridge University Press.