Winter 2013
www.emma.cam.ac.uk/emmanuelsoc (01223) 762792 [email protected]
WHAT’S ON AND HOW TO BE THERE
The Emmanuel Society enables Members of the College to keep in touch with each other and with the
College, and to help Emmanuel benefit from Members’ experiences and talents. Fundraising is not
part of its activities. THE NEWSLETTER NOW INCLUDES BOOKING FORMS FOR FORTHCOMING
EVENTS. PLEASE USE THEM AS FLYERS WILL NOT BE SENT OUT.
EVENTS IN COLLEGE
including music, food and games.
‘What has nature ever done for us, and
Booking information will be included in a future
newsletter but please put the date in your diary.
how can we keep it doing it?’, Talk by Tony
Juniper – Friday 7 March 2014
Tony Juniper is a campaigner, writer,
sustainability adviser and a well-known British
environmentalist. He currently works as a
special adviser to the Prince of Wales Charities’
International Sustainability Unit and has spent
the last 25 years working for change toward a
more sustainable society at local, national and
international levels.
His most recent book What has Nature ever
done for us? was published in January 2013
and is now a best-seller. The title won a gold
medal in the US Independent Publishers’ 2013
Living Now Book Awards.
Tony will be speaking in College on Friday 7 March
in the Queen’s Building at 5.30pm. The talk will be
followed by a buffet supper in the Old Library.
COST: £25/HEAD or £10/HEAD for talk only
BOOK BY FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY; FORM
ATTACHED OR ONLINE AT www.emma.cam.
ac.uk/former/emmanuelsoc/futureevents/
Garden Party – Saturday 19 July 2014
The College will be celebrating the 100th
anniversary of the opening of North Court with a
garden party on Saturday 19 July.
Guests will be given the opportunity to look
around the newly refurbished North Court rooms
and there will be entertainment for all ages
Graduate Talks
Graduate students give talks throughout the year.
Many are arranged at short notice, but the Office
will send an email to those interested in attending.
Register your interest on the booking form attached.
EVENTS IN LONDON
London Drinks – Tuesday 18 March 2014
The annual London drinks event will return to Café
Koha (basement bar), 11 St Martin’s Court, London,
WC2 4AJ, on Tuesday 18 March. There is no need
to book and there will be a cash bar.
Lavender Hill Studios – Thursday 29 May 2014
Join the Emmanuel Society for an evening of fine art
and fabulous conversation. Lavender Hill Studios
welcomes Members into the artists’ studio for a live
portrait painting demonstration against a backdrop of
art materials and worn wooden floors. Enter a world
of beauty and watch as Ann Witheridge, co-founder of
the Studios and former Cambridge graduate, captures
the model on canvas. You will have the chance to ask
questions as the process unfurls and Ann will talk her
audience through the key points of interest. There
will be plenty of time before and after for catching up
over wine and canapés, and for those keen to try their
hand there will be the opportunity to do so afterwards.
Drinks will be served from 6.30pm. The portrait
painting demonstration will start at 7pm and
afterwards there’ll be more drinks and canapés.
Lavender Hill Studios were founded in 2004 and
are the first atelier in the UK. They are home to an
exceptional community of figurative artists training
in traditional oil painting techniques. See www.
lavenderhillstudios.com
The Studios are located within the Battersea
Business Centre. Use tube to Clapham Common
or rail and overground links to Clapham Junction
and Queenstown Station. The 87, 77, 156 and
345 buses stop in front of the school and Boris
Bikes have recently been installed on Lavender
Hill. There is also limited parking at the Centre,
which must be booked in advance. The Studios
are accessible to wheelchair users.
COST: £17.50/HEAD
BOOK BY: FRIDAY 16 MAY; FORM ATTACHED
OR ONLINE AT www.emma.cam.ac.uk/former/
emmanuelsoc/futureevents/
REGIONAL EVENTS IN THE UK
Golf Day – Friday 23 May 2014
We will be holding a Emmanuel Society golf
day at Porters Park Golf Club on 23 May 2014.
Porters Park is a relaxed golfing gem located
in rural Hertfordshire just to the north-west
of London. It is a parkland course featuring
a wonderfully varied landscape and many
memorable holes. The format of the event is
coffee and bacon rolls from 7.30am to 8.30am;
18 holes, teeing off between 8.30am and 9.30am;
buffet lunch; and a further 18 holes in the
afternoon finishing between 5pm and 6pm. There
will be an optional dinner, payable on the day, for
those wanting to share post round war stories.
Members are welcome to bring guests. Handicap
certificates are not required although handicaps
should be a maximum of 28 for gents and 36 for
ladies.
COST: £85/HEAD
BOOK BY: FRIDAY 9 MAY; FORM ATTACHED
OR ONLINE AT www.emma.cam.ac.uk/former/
emmanuelsoc/futureevents/
EVENTS OVERSEAS
The Hague – Friday 23 May 2014
The visit to The Hague is confirmed for the
weekend of Friday 23 and Saturday 24 May. On
the Friday morning there will be a behind-thescenes tour of the International Criminal Court in
the morning, and then the International Court of
Justice (possibly led by one of the serving judges)
in the afternoon. Group dinners will be arranged for
the Thursday and Friday evenings for those who
are interested, for which there will be a separate
charge. The Saturday will be left free.
Rooms have been reserved for 22, 23 and 24 May
at the Corona Hotal, Buitenhof 39-42, 2513 AH Den
Haag, http://corona.nl/ at a rate of €100/night (single
occupancy), €125/night (double occupancy) + €3.81/
person tax, bed and breakfast. To take advantage of
this rate, please book directly with the hotel preferably
by email, [email protected], by 31 January, quoting
the booking reference ‘The Emmanuel Society’. The
hotel’s phone number is +31 (070) 363 7930.
The weekend will be suitable for lawyers, nonlawyers, locals and visitors alike.
COST OF THE TOURS: £10/HEAD
BOOK BY: FRIDAY 9 MAY; FORM ATTACHED
OR ONLINE AT www.emma.cam.ac.uk/former/
emmanuelsoc/futureevents/
FUTURE EVENTS
Booking details will be in a later newsletter
Emma Business Forum
In May we held our first Entrepreneurs’ Forum at
Shoreditch’s ‘Book Club’ venue, near to London’s
‘Silicon Roundabout’. An expert panel including Jack
Lang (Judge Business School, Raspberry Pi), and
chaired by author and journalist Rachel Bridge were
put through their paces by an enthusiastic audience
of more than 60 Members. From the online survey
that we ran after the event it was clear that not only
did Members want to have more of this type of event
but that there was a lot of support for the setting-up
of an Emmanuel Business Forum.
From the feedback so far, the Forum might comprise:
• a LinkedIn group to share basic contact
details, skills and information about business and
entrepreneurial activities; and
• events that provide opportunities for networking
and in-depth discussion, targeting specific business
sectors, strategies and issues.
Please help us to establish the Business Forum by
emailing the Emmanuel Society Office, emmanuel-
your contact information and details about your
key areas of interest so that we can plan to
meet demand. Those who attended the Secrets
of Entrepreneurship event in May will receive
an email inviting them to participate. Please
also let us know if you would be willing to lead
discussions on specific issues. Topics requested
so far include start-up strategies, recruiting,
growing/scaling a business and growing business
abroad. Can anyone offer a seminar room in their
London office as a venue for Forum meetings?
We look forward to hearing from you and getting
the Emma Business Forum off the ground.
Cruises
The Society receives donations of 10% of the
booking fee for each booking made with Swan
Hellenic (www.swanhellenic.com), Voyages of
Discovery (www.voyagesofdiscovery.co.uk) and
Hebridean (www.hebridean.co.uk). Bookings
must be made by calling 0800 9875139
(Monday-Friday 9.00am-17.30pm) and quote
booking code EMMA.
There are two cruises that may be of special
interest to Members. Dr Chris Whitton, College
Fellow in Classics, will be speaking on Swan
Hellenic’s Diamond Anniversary Cruise around
the Black Sea from 13 to 27 August 2014 (MIN
140813), and Honorary Fellow Professor David
Drewry will be speaking on Voyages of Discovery’s
East Africa & Indian Ocean tour from 18 December
2014 to 3 January 2015 (VOY 141218).
PLEASE LET THE SOCIETY KNOW IF YOU MAKE
A BOOKING WITH ANY OF THESE COMPANIES
AND ENSURE THAT THE CODE IS QUOTED.
PLEASE GIVE YOUR BOOKING REFERENCE
AND CRUISE NUMBER ON THE BOOKING FORM.
EMMANUEL SOCIETY COMMITTEE
At the Society’s Annual General Meeting in
November the Committee was confirmed as:
Andrew Fane (1968), President; Nicholas Allen
(1990), Chairman; Ken Sheringham (1966),
Secretary; Rodney Jagelman (1969), Treasurer.
Other Committee Members: Faith Archer (1990),
Kate Collins (1983), Shelly-Ann Meade (2002),
Charlotte Mitchell (2000), Judith Peachey (1980),
Nigel Quinton (1979), Paul Ryley (1975) and Richard
Webber (1978), plus Honorary Vice-Presidents
David Lowen (1964) and Lord Wilson of Dinton
(2002). The Master, Vice-Master, Senior Tutor,
Development Director, and representatives of ECSU
and the MCR attend from the College.
EVENTS BOOKING FORM
If you would like to attend any of these events, please complete and return this booking form to the Emmanuel Society Office, Emmanuel
College, Cambridge, CB2 3AP, with your total payment. Cheques should be made payable to the Emmanuel Society. Please let the
Emmanuel Society know if you would like a receipt. Please note that refunds will not normally be made for cancellations received within
7 days of the event. There is limited student guestroom accommodation available in College overnight: to book please phone 01223
334255 or go to www.emma.cam.ac.uk/guestrooms. Limited parking will be available to those spending the night in College.
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Date:
Friday 7 March 2014
Event:
Talk by Tony Juniper
Cost:
£25.00/head of £10.00/head for lecture only
Closing Date:
Friday 21 February 2014
or book online at www.emma.cam.ac.uk/former/emmanuelsoc/futureevents/
I would like to book______ place(s) @ £25.00 and/or _______ place(s) @ £10.00 (lecture only) Name of guest:________________________
Date:
Friday 23 May 2014
Event:
Golf Dayor book online at www.emma.cam.ac.uk/former/emmanuelsoc/futureevents/
Cost:
£85.00/head
Closing Date:
Friday 9 May 2014
I would like to book: ____ place(s) for the Golf Day @ £85.00/head
CAREERS
Careers Database www.emma.cam.ac.uk/careers
The Emmanuel Careers Database needs you!
The careers database on the Emmanuel website
offers the chance for both current and former
students to get in touch for careers advice and
networking opportunities.
More than 450 people working in areas from
academia and accountancy right through to
writers and vets have already added their details.
the students then got the chance to ask individual
questions about applications and interviews.
There was a real buzz of enthusiasm in the room
(not just from the wine), with many people bringing
along CVs for review and advice. This is the third
year the workshop has run, and it proved the most
successful yet, with many thanks to all who gave
their time, effort and energy to make it happen.
The Emmanuel Society would value your help at
the annual careers workshop organised with ECSU
and the MCR, focused on CV writing, filling in
application forms and interview skills.
Whenever you matriculated, if you could spare
a few minutes to add your details, or update an
existing entry, just go to: Please contact [email protected].
www.emma.cam.ac.uk/careers.
FOLLOW US
Careers Workshop
More than 60 students attended a careers
workshop on 29 October, organised by the
Emmanuel Society, ECSU and the MCR.
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Nine Members with graduate recruitment
experience in sectors from the Civil Service to
financial services, consultancy to teaching and
law to journalism, returned to give top tips on
the job hunting process. After brief introductions
Date:
Thursday 29 May 2014
Event:
Lavender Hills Studios
Cost:
£17.50/head
Closing Date:
Friday 16 May 2014
or book online at www.emma.cam.ac.uk/former/emmanuelsoc/futureevents/
I would like to book: ____ place(s) for Lavender Hills Studios @ £17.50/head
Date:
Friday 23 May 2014
Event:
The Hague
Cost:
£10.00/head
Closing Date:
Friday 9 May 2013
or book online at www.emma.cam.ac.uk/former/emmanuelsoc/futureevents/
I would like to book: _____ place(s) @ £10.00 each
Name of guest(s):______________________________________
I am interested in attending dinner on: Thursday / Friday / Both
Date: Various
Event:
Cruises with Swan Hellenic, Hebridean Cruises and Voyages of Discovery
Details:
Please ensure that the code EMMA is quoted when booking and let the Society know if you make a booking with any of these companies. Also fill out your booking reference and cruise number on the form below.
I have booked a cruise with Swan Hellenic/Hebridean/Voyages of Discovery (please delete as appropriate)
My booking reference is:____________________________________
My cruise number is:____________________________________
Expressions of interest:
Various Graduate Talks
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