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 […]
Message from Peter Stringer / Obituary Ron Plunkett
I would like to take this opportunity to send cordial fraternal good wishes for a happy & successful Reunion OCA Delhi next Saturday. Would you be kind enough to add my sadness on behalf of OCAUK: Last evening I received a call from Les Homer (L 43-49) in Bristol to say Ron Plunkett (C 43-50) […]
Keeping the BCS SPIRIT
Wishing Old Cottonians where ever you are A VERY HAPPY NEW Year. Since I discovered OCA (UK) in 1972 I have attended every Annual Reunion under the Chairmanships of Dick Bayliss, Tony Sinha and Gay Niblett, Vivek Bhasin & Kuljinder Bahia. That is a proud record of an ordinary pupil of Bishop Cotton School in […]
Obituary | PETER TRAVERS | Rivaz 1942-45.
PETER TRAVERS (Rivaz 1942-45) Instead of happy Season greetings sorry to be the barer of sad news. In our post this morning I received a letter from Alison Price, daughter of Peter Travers – Peter passed away 10 December in Woking. I have managed to make contact and received details – A Cremation service is […]
ERIC INDRA NATH WAUGHRAY
Subject: URGENT – OCA – ERIC INDRA NATH WAUGHRAY DOB 27 JAN 1932 – SAD NEWS Dear Puneet Singh and Gursant Sandhu My father (above) was an OCA member for many years. I am writing with some very sad news, namely to inform you that he passed away on Sunday 8 May aged 84 following […]
OCA UK Newsletter 2016
Dear OCs How quickly our Annual OCA(UK) lunch seems to come around. I must really be getting older – certainly our younger members resemble more my grandchildren. However, there are still some tough old birds about – like Lance Jones in his ninety second year and still rooting for Arsenal – and that takes some […]
OCA Reunion (batch of 1989) : update
OCA Reunion (batch of 1989) By Gursant Sandhu – Ibbetson House I am so glad that I could make it for the Old Cottonian’s 1989 batch Silver Jubilee celebrations in Shimla, 18th – 20thSeptember 2015. I would like to share my experience with you so I have written this short article. Firstly, I along with […]
OCA UK Newsletter Summer 2015
OCA UK NEWSLETTER 2015. Unfortunately we cannot reproduce the newsletter in text here this time, as the OCA UK 2015 Newsletter was sent in a PDF format it can be downloaded or read online here. 28th June 2015 update A few photos sent by Vivek Bhasin are now online
Letter from Mr Bhardwaj
Mr G. Niblett Hon. Life President OCA (UK) Respected Sir, Thank you very much for the e-mail. Sir I am deeply touched and honoured to receive such kind words from an elderly and respected gentleman. It was extremely great fortune of mine to attend the wonderful flavour of a fine get together of young and […]
OCA UK / Mitre of 1952-53
Looking through my files of UK OCA I came across the UK MITRE of 1952-53 which I found extremely interesting and I am sure some of the OLD OLD BOYS would too. Regards John Phillips UK MITRE 1952-53