Global List of all Old Cottonians

Dear Old Cottonians near and far… Having being assigned the task by OCA President Justice R.S.Sodhi of making a global list of all of us:: ********************************* In about 20 lines, writing in: where your life took you.. what successes you achieved be they materialistic, spiritual, political, academic, your profession, or simply put, good clean honest […]

Newsletter 2017 and lunch invite

As we all look forward to our Annual OCA(UK) Lunch at the Bombay Brasserie on Saturday 24 June, I thought to give you a quick update on the Pupil Exchange Programme between BCS and Marlborough College. With great effort on the part of Mr Roy Robinson on the one hand and the continued support and […]

First Class Cricketers killed in World War 2 & Some distinguished OCs from 1926-1928

Dear All, I am taking the liberty of forwarding an interesting piece of correspondence concerning an Old Cottonian, Vivian Chiodetti who passed out in 1912. Please read the exchange of mails that follows this note. I happened to glance through the list of names from 1864-2004  http://www.oldcottonians.org/ocs1863-2004_listing.htm A quick read is interesting and lists some very distinguished people. For the […]

Canada OCs get-together 2017

13 OC’s along with their spouses and guests met at Bombay Palace Brampton Ontario. The food was sumptuous, the energy exhilarating, the atmosphere kinetic as every one was eager to catch up and rekindle old relationships. The local channel blessed the event by showing Tamasha, starring Ranbir Kapoor the same day which shows BCS for more […]

Letter from Peter Stringer

While I was Secretary of OCA (UK) for over 25 years, I regret now, for not being Internet connected. Slowly catching up with OCA web news I find to have lost opportunities to gather & exchange interesting contacts. Now old news comments & views from Mike Weatherfeild who was a class mate, in Prep School […]

OC Dinner [ONTARIO] Saturday 8th April ’17

All OC’s and their significant other are invited for dinner at Bombay Palace 200 Advance Blvd Brampton Ontario  L6T 4V4 8th April 2017 at 6:30 PM Buffett Dinner   $21.99 plus tax and tips Cash bar Dress code  blazer and OC tie I look forward to seeing you there. Jerry Godinho geraldgodinho@gmail.com 1-437-996-7268 whatsapp ————- […]

Lefroy House 1954 and a table tennis game in progress circa 1954

Dear All, I am forwarding, as attachments to this mail, two photographs forwarded to me by Baldev Hundal. His comments are indicated at the bottom of this mail. Boring table tennis!! I had requested Baldev to identify the faces in the Lefroy House photograph. His efforts have enabled me to piece a little more in […]

Mark Wood-Robinson / passed on

Dear Old Cottonians We’ve had a spate of losses recently, and just got the news of yet another Old Cottonian passing away this 14th. Here is a message from David Wood-Robinson about his brother Mark. Our condolences to the family. My brother Mark Wood-Robinson who was at BCS from 1940 to 1945 has just died […]