Allan Bapty (R 1936-44) passed on
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the death of one of our great Old Cottonians, Dr Allan Bapty, who passed away peacefully on 29th September and was followed by his wife who died just 6 hours after him. His Funeral is to be held on Monday 12th October. Dr […]
Peter Stringer Esq. Funeral 03 Sept 2020
Peter Stringer Esq. Funeral 03 Sept 2020 His grandson Ryan Stringer whom I first met in 2000 (now a fine looking gentleman) read our BCS school prayer which his Grandad ( Peter) would’ve liked. Ryan also wore Peter Sahib’s OCA UK Tie (that he designed whilst I was in the UK), BCS tie bar […]
Miss Marie Bonnaud…The Boys from BCS
…. 7th April 1990…. MS Scandinavian Star a passenger and car ferry plying between Olso Norway and Fredrikshavn Denmark, experienced a heart wrenching maritime disaster orchestrated by way of a planned sabotage by a few of the vessel’s crew members. This resulted in a fatalistic fire resulting in 159 deaths… One of the root causes […]
OCA UK Newsletter May 2019
Dear Fellow Cottonians, I hope to see a good gathering for our Annual OCA (UK) lunch at the Bombay Brasserie on Saturday 29 June. We will also be hoping to see plenty from abroad, including Deep Anand, Dimpy Mehra, and Vivek Bhasin from India and possibly Humayun Khan from Pakistan, with nearer, Peter Johans from […]
Mount Everest Expedition 2018
To Webmaster ~ Old Cottonians Association: Thank you for letting me know of Capt. Mansukhani’s Mt. Everest 2018 Expedition. I think all OCs worldwide ought to be made aware of the courage of Sandeep Mansukhani to return to Mr. Everest to climb it, after his escape from his first trip, when Nepal suffered an earthquake, […]
Annual ‘at-home’ event / Barford Warwickshire
Saturday 29 April 9 OCs with some wives gathered at Barford Warwickshire – this is an annual ‘at-home’ event hosted by Sheila, wife of late Bobby Reed (R 41-46) – continues to his memory. We believe this simple way to refresh our fraternal acquaintance and rekindle fond memories – this practice helps restore the Spirit […]
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 […]
Letters from Gay Niblett and Peter Stringer / OCA UK
Thank you for all your information, keeping us up-to-date with the various Chapters in India. It is good to hear how well they are flourishing, keeping the spirit of BCS burning strong. I am adding two reports from Peter Stringer, now retired, long-standing Hon. Secretary and myself. Please keep the information flowing. Both the old […]
BCS students on exchange to Marlborough College
A milestone was reached on Sunday 5 May 2013 when the first two BCS boys on a Student Exchange Programme entered Marlborough College. The School Captain, Raghav Gandhi and his friend Manvendra Tomar, a Prefect of the school, arrived at Heathrow Airport at 7 a.m. that Sunday morning. They were met by John Whitmarsh-Knight, who […]
Board of Governors BCS Shimla – response
Further to “Open Letter to Board of Governors, BCS Shimla” here is an update from Gay Niblett I was delighted to hear of the response from the Board of Governors to my open letter. We all look forward to hearing of the progress with the ‘Infrastructure Development Fund’ in the School and hope that from […]