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5th to 7th May 2006
Some 30 members
of the Company and friends enjoyed a varied and wonderful weekend away
in the University City of Cambridge, the City where our Prime Warden Ronald
D. Bartle M A studied for and obtained his legal qualifications, and to
which he latterly retired.
A full and interesting programme of events for the participants embraced
two black tie dinners, the first in the magnificent portals of Jesus College,
the Prime Warden's College, on the Friday evening, and the second on Saturday
evening at Downing College.
Having dined magnificently at Jesus College on Friday evening a fascinating
tour of the Fitzwilliam Museum was our destination on Saturday morning
followed by indulging ourselves for an excellent lunch in the Loch Fyne
Restaurant. Not content with that it was off to have a conducted walking
tour of the City combined with 'chauffeured' punting on the river Cam;
at least that way there was no risk of being left hanging onto a punt
pole in the middle of the river whilst the punt drifted away.
Recovering from Saturday's varied engagements saw many of our noble band
attend the morning Choral Eucharist service in the magnificent surroundings
of St. John's Chapel. Having refreshed the soul, it was time to refresh
the body by a final lunch in our most comfortable hotel, the Garden Moat
House, before departing our separate ways homeward.
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