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 […]
Letter from Indira Joshi, on the recent OCA UK meet
I was invited to a BCS reunion last Saturday. It was a lovely lunch at the Bombay Brasserie in Kensington. There were old students from 1935 onward. The Hindi teacher came with greetings from the headmaster and gave a very moving speech and they sang your school song. It was very nostalgic and moving, brought tears to […]
Recent OCA Meet
Dear Gursant : It was wonderful to be there last Saturday among you all and to savour the flavour of such a fine get together. Apart from the lovely arrangements and the cuisine, what was more to be appreciated was the visible hard work and dedication with which both you and Kuljinder have, socially, welded together […]
OCA [UK] Spring Newsletter 2014
Another year and the silent roll call goes out to all our members and guests – come and share the afternoon Reunion luncheon at our favourite venue The Bombay Brasserie on SATURDAY 28th June. May I now take the opportunity to thank you for your Christmas cards and good wishes, and all your letters and […]
Lance Jones celebrates his 90th birthday
4th January 2014 at the open invitation for all Old Cottonians UK to celebrate the 90th birthday party of Lance Jones (L 35-39), wife of late Bobby Reed (R 41-46) Sheila, Maggie & I attended with a large gathering of his relatives and friends in the local pub at Pirton, HERTS. Daughter Lorna and son […]
OCA UK Newsletter 2013
Once again our Secretary, Gursant Sandhu requested me to send in an account for his Winter Newsletter. Collecting my thoughts and reminding you the Spirit of BCS still dwells within and my passion continues for dear Patina and the fraternity. Indubitably we have enjoyed a glorious dryer summer after the previous awfully wet years. Remarkable […]
OCA UK 2013 Luncheon reminder / wishing Dr Humayun Khan well
Dear Old Cottonians Reminder for all OC’s that the annual luncheon for the UK Chapter is on Saturday 29 June 2013 at 12 noon at the Bombay Brasserie, Gloucester Road, London. All OC’s and family members are invited to attend. If you have any queries then please contact Gursant Sandhu on +44 77 8871 6525 […]
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 […]
Barford lunch 4th May 2013
Gathering of some older Old Boys with their Juniors on Saturday 4th May at Sheila Reed’s house in Barford, Warwickshire Sheila Reed keeping up the tradition started with her late husband Bobby (Rivaz 4-47) hosted her annual lunch at her lovely home in Barford on a bright but nippy day. There were 25 people in […]
CONGRATULATIONS: Kuljinder Bahia
The OCA (UK) Chapter would like to congratulate their Chairman Mr. Kuljinder Bahia on his tremendous achievement in being hounoured by the British Travel Industry’s Hall of Fame as it’s Member, along the likes of Mr. Peter Harris (Bourne Leisure), Sir Moir Lockhead (First Group), Mr. Steve Ridgway (Virgin Atlantic) and Mr. Isadore Sharp (Four […]