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Tel: +44 (0)1223 767844www.selwynalumni.com

Welcome to the annual list of events for alumni and friends.

We hope that our varied programme offers something for everyone and that we will have the pleasure of meeting many of you during the course of the year.

You can book online for all events on our website: www.selwynalumni.com. Here you will also find photographs from previous occasions, and recordings from recent lectures and talks.

You can also book events by telephoning the Alumni Office on 01223 767844.

We often take photos at events and use them in our publications and on our website. If you have any concerns about this, please contact the Alumni Office.

Keeping in touch is important. Please make sure you let us know changes of postal and email address so that we can continue to keep you informed of the latest news from Selwyn.

Alumni PrivilegesRemember too, that as well as the official College events, you are welcome to dine and stay in College.

MAs of the College and those with equivalent higher degrees are invited to dine at High Table. Please look at our website (www.selwynalumni.com) or contact the Catering Department (catering@sel.cam.ac.uk) for details of dining privileges.

Members may wish to use their dining privileges at the termly MA Dining evenings (see main events list for dates in 2014). On these evenings, which occur on a designated Thursday evening during Full Term, members may bring one guest at their own expense and the cap on numbers is lifted. As on a regular High Table evening, the cost of wine will be shared between all those dining.

For booking and availability please contact the Catering and Conference Office. Tel: 01223 335855 email: catering@sel.cam.ac.uk

To check availability and to book rooms in College, contact the Accommodation Officer on 01223 769339, email: accommodation@sel.cam.ac.uk

Chapel Choir

Saturday 18 January, 8.00pmTippett: A Child of Our Time with Nicholas Collon in King’s College Chapel, Cambridge.

Saturday 22 February, 7.30pm Bach St John Passion in St John’s Smith Square, London.

Monday 17 March, 5.00pmChoral Evensong in St Paul’s Cathedral, London.

Thursday 22 March, 7.30pmJohn Armitage Memorial concert in St Bride’s, Fleet Street, London.

Wednesday 25 June, 5.30pmChoral Evensong in Winchester Cathedral.

JulyTour of Jersey

News from Clubs and Societies

Selwyn College Music Society

Sundays, 8.30pmThe Society presents a regular programme of recitals in Hall during term time.

Thursday 19 June, 2.30pm, May Week ConcertThe College Orchestra will be playing a varied programme, followed by wine and strawberries in the Chapel garden.

Further information available at: www.sel.cam.ac.uk/news/SCMS

For further information about the Choir, please contact the Director of Music in Chapel, Sarah MacDonald, on 01223 335877 or at seam100@cam.ac.uk

Selwyn College Boat Club

Wed 11 – Sat 14 June, May BumpsCome and support Selwyn rowers at the exciting end of season races. Spectators are welcome along the banks of the river.

If any anniversary crews would like to come back (2004, 1994, 1984 etc...) they would be very welcome.

Other dates of interest

Lent Bumps, 25 February - 1 MarchWomen’s Head of the River, 15th March - W1 will be racingHead of the River, 29th March - M1 and M2 will be racingThe Henley Boat Races, 30th March: CUWBC and CULRC will be racing. Three Selwyn women rowing and a man coxing on the women’s side expected to represent Cambridge.The Boat Race, 6th April: Expected to see two Selwyn men representing Cambridge either in the Blue boat or Goldie.Further information and tickets available from Tom Menzies, Men’s and Overall Captain, email: tjm56@cam.ac.ukwww.selwynrowing.org.uk

Selwyn Events 2014

Information and online booking for all events is available on the website at:www.selwynalumni.comOr telephone us on 01223 767844. Email: alumni-office@sel.cam.ac.uk

Monday 3 February

Dinner at the Keeper’s HouseRecently restored by Rolfe Kentish (1973), the Keeper’s House at the Royal Academy provides delightful surroundings in which to meet the new Master. Canon Lucy Winkett (1987), RA Chaplain, will say Grace.

Time: 7.00 for 7.30pm. Cost: £80 per head.

Saturday 22 February

Selwyn College Choir Perform St John’s PassionEnjoy the Chapel Choir in a performance of one of the great masterpieces of all time, J S Bach’s Johannespassion. The choir will be joined by members of the Academia Musica, a selection of exciting young soloists and members of the Cambridge University Baroque Ensemble.

Where: St John’s, Smith Square, London. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: 020 7222 1061.

Sunday 1 March

1882 Society LunchMembers of the 1882 Society and their guests are invited to lunch at Selwyn.

Time: 12.15 for 1.00pm.

Thursday 6 March

MA Dining EveningAn opportunity to use your alumni dining privileges to dine at High Table. One guest welcome at your own expense. To book call 01223 335855.

Time: 7.00 for 7.30pm.

Saturday 29 March

MA Congregation and DinnerThose who matriculated in 2007 are invited to take their MA and celebrate with a formal dinner in Hall.

Saturday 5 April

1964 and 1974 ReunionsCome and celebrate 50 and 40 years since matriculation with dinner in Hall and other events over the weekend. Guests welcome. Accommodation is available in College.

Friday 9 May

Ramsay Murray Lecture This year’s lecture will be given by Professor John Deathridge, Emeritus King Edward Professor of Music at King’s College London.

Time: 5.30pm. Venue: Law Faculty

Sunday 11 May

Friends of the Choir EvensongAll Friends of the Choir and their guests are invited to come and sing with the Choir at Choral Evensong and enjoy supper with them afterwards.

Time: 4.00pm Rehearsal; 6.00pm Evensong; 8.00pm Supper

Thursday 15 May

MA Dining EveningAn opportunity to use your alumni dining privileges to dine at High Table. One guest welcome at your own expense. To book call 01223 335855.

Time: 7.00 for 7.30pm.

Saturday 7 June

Lyttelton DinnerNamed after the first Master, this formal dinner is to thank the College’s most generous benefactors (those who have given £10,000 or more, excluding Gift Aid). By invitation only.

Saturday 14 June

Visit to Calmsden Farms, nr Cirencester, GloucestershireEnjoy a family day out in the countryside at an award-winning conservation grade farm. Mark Tuffnell (1983) will lead a walk around his farm, the first in the UK to receive an award for barn owl conservation. A buffet lunch is included.

Saturday 14 June

Selwyn Boat Club DinnerFor all those that rowed at Selwyn, come and celebrate the end of the May Bumps with the current crews.

Friday 20 June

Varsity Cricket MatchJoin us to watch the 170th match whilst enjoying lunch.

Venue: Lord’s Cricket Ground, London

Friday 4 July

Commemoration of BenefactorsAll those who matriculated in 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999 or who came up prior to and including 1960 are invited to Evensong, followed by a black tie dinner. Accommodation will be available in College.

Time: 6.00pm Evensong; 7.15 for 7.45pm Dinner.

Saturday 5 July

Selwyn Garden PartyIf you haven’t had chance to meet the new Master yet, come and say hello at an informal gathering in the beautiful College gardens. Afternoon tea will be served and there will be activities for all the family. All alumni are invited, along with 1 guest and up to 4 children.

Time: 3.00pm-5.00pm.

Saturday 20 September

1984 and 1994 ReunionsCome and celebrate 30 and 20 years since matriculation with dinner in Hall and other events over the weekend. Guests welcome. Accommodation is available in College.

Friday 26 September

Graduate Reunion DinnerGraduate students past and present are invited to return to Selwyn to catch-up and share their experiences at a dinner.

Time: 7.00 for 7.30pm

Saturday 27 September

Alumni Day, incorporating the Alumni ForumAll alumni and guests are welcome to attend. There will be lectures and other events during the day and the Selwyn Alumni Association Annual Dinner will take place in the evening. Those who came up in 2004 are particularly encouraged to attend to celebrate 10 years since matriculation.

At the Alumni Forum all Year Group Representatives and Association Committee members are invited to meet and discuss alumni issues.

Accommodation is available in College.

Sunday 5 October

Visit to Fleet Air Arm Museum, SomersetJoin us for the day at Europe’s largest naval aviation museum. We will have a guided tour, followed by lunch. Graham Mottram (1967) will then talk about his work as the museum’s director.

Saturday 11 October

Old Boys and Girls Sports DayAll alumni are invited to come and play against the current Selwyn teams. Spectators are also welcome! A formal dinner in Hall will round off the day. Organised jointly by the Hermes and Sirens Clubs.

Tuesday 28 October

Dinner to mark Professor John Spencer’s retirementAll of John’s students and tutees are invited to celebrate his many years of teaching in the magnificent surroundings of the Old Hall, Lincoln’s Inn.

Time: 7.00 for 7.30pm.

Sunday 2 November

War RequiemTo mark the centenary of World War 1, Roger Williams (1959) will perform Wilfred Owen/Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem accompanied by the Choir in Selwyn Chapel.

Tuesday 11 November

Selwyn London Group Annual LectureSelwyn Fellow, Professor John Morrill will explore the uniting of the United Kingdom and its future. Drinks will be served beforehand and a dinner afterward will celebrate John’s retirement.

Where: Oxford and Cambridge Club, London. Time: 6.00pm.

Tuesday 9 December

Christmas Carol Service, LondonSelwyn College Choir and the Dean of Chapel will lead a traditional carol service in the historic setting of St Botolph without Aldgate followed by seasonal refreshments. Families and guests welcome.

Thursday 11 December

Varsity Match, TwickenhamEnjoy lunch before cheering on the light blues in the company of other Selwyn alumni. Guests welcome.

Time: Lunch: 12.15pm, KO: 2.00pm.