Cavalry and Guards Club
Chairman’s Introduction
You will have received the Consolidated Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023. In my report, I stated that I would make a supplementary statement at the AGM, which was held on 11 June. Extracts from my statement providing details of the current year’s trading as are follows:
“Revenues for the year to the end of May were £2.26m as against £2.236m in 2023. This is 3% down on budget. Up until the end of April revenues had been up 10% on 2023. Like last year, May was a disappointing month (two bank holidays and half term) with revenue 5% down against budget at £513,500 and 1% down on 2023. Worth bearing in mind that in May 2023, we benefitted from the fuel levy, which contributed just over £22,000 to revenues. The cost of sales was higher in May resulting in a gross profit of 8% behind budget and 3% below last year. Notable in the year-to-date figures is that the dining room covers are significantly down. Lunchtime covers are 30% less than both budget and 2023 with dinner being 18% down on budget and 21% down on 2023. We are trying to maintain value for money, however our target margin of 59% for both food and drink is under pressure. At at the end of May, we are forecasting achieving an operational surplus for the year of £204,000 against a budget of £275,000.
“On the staffing front our staff turnover in 2023 was 4.4% against an average amongst other Clubs of 6%. Year to date this has increased to 4.9% although we expect this to stabilise. The cost of agency staff is 21% ahead of budget and 18% up on 2023 due to increased agency fees and a greater use of agency staff in the kitchens. I am pleased to report that we are almost fully recruited with only two vacancies now. This is the first time this has been the case since 2019. Permanent staff costs continue to rise due to the higher salary expectations of new recruits.
“The Club’s capital position is good, with cash and invested reserves of £1,376,000 at the end of May. This is down around £200,000 on 2023 as we withdrew £350,000 in respect of the capital works that were undertaken during the year. Not all these funds were used so we reinvested some monies earlier this year, which has paid off given the positive performance of markets so far in 2024. We will likely drawdown £100,000 for the capital works due to happen between July and September about which I will say more later.”
The inaugural meeting of the Club Alpine Group took place recently with 27 members attending. I am sure this group will be a great success and I personally look forward to participating in some of the trips being planned. Thanks to Tim Bradshaw for taking the initiative. I was lucky enough to attend the Motoring Club event at Goodwood on 7 June. What a fun day! Twelve members and their friends drove around the track in their own cars testing their skills. The event was part of the Mission Motorsport Meyrick Cox Memorial Day. www.missionmotorsport.org is the forces motorsport charity and does an amazing job. Please contact Charles Whitaker via the Membership Secretary if you would be interested in participating in future events.
It only remains for me to wish you an enjoyable summer and ask for your understanding as we undertake the works around the Club between the end of July and early September.
Christian Yates Chairman
Downstairs Corridor
Please can we ask members who have left their belongings in the downstairs corridor outside the basement bedrooms to come and collect them as soon as possible. It is becoming unmanageable.
The corridor is not a long-term storage facility, and we cannot guarantee the safety of the items.
We ask those of you who have left anything here to kindly remove or arrange to have moved no later than 31 July. After this date they will be given to charity. Items left in the luggage room without labels will also be disposed of. If you have items here but cannot arrange for them to be taken care of please contact Peter and team and they will make arrangements.
Current and past Chairmen: Clockwise from back left Christian Yates, Christopher MacKenzie-Beevor, Martyn Pocock and Willie Peto
Secretary’s Ditty
I was touched to be invited to Founder’s Day at The Royal Hospital Chelsea by member John Abbey. Catherine and I witnessed the proud-making scene of, among others, our Chelsea Pensioners on parade to the backdrop of the Coldstream Guards Band. General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, also a member and the Governor of the RHC, oversaw the proceedings.
In her moving speech, HRH Princess Royal spoke about the incredible activities on and around 6 June, 1944 and how we do, and should, continue to look to each other for care and support. In the smaller world of our Club, I really hope that you feel nurtured and cared for by us your team of likeminded enthusiasts.
By way of an early warning, I am delighted to say that we are doing some more work in the Club, the largest project will be the rearrangement and refurbishment of the ground floor loos. Stage one will be the redesignation and improvement of the basement gents to a permanent ladies’ loo. 10% of our membership is made up of ladies and we feel that only one loo on the lower floors is inadequate. Stage two will be the ground floor and stage three the bathroom next to my office. This will be made more user friendly with the addition of two urinals and a private ‘trap’. We are planning to repaint the Writing Room and we will also upgrade some of our televisions, beds and some fourth-floor bedrooms and bathrooms.
One or two members have rightly queried some price increases on the Dining Room menu. We go to extreme lengths to keep the prices we charge as low as we can, and I hope you will see that we are usually around half of what you might pay in a decent restaurant. Rises in the costs of ingredients are a fact of life at the moment and, as much as possible, we try to absorb them and dilute our margin. In some cases, potted shrimp for example, we found the price of shrimp hit £65 a kilo –up 12% since December. We (briefly) discussed removing the two Club favourite dishes from the menu but, in lieu of a possible mutiny, we kept it on but at a somewhat higher price, giving you the choice to have it or not. We do keep an eye on the cost of ingredients and as soon as they come down we react with adjusted pricing.
I am always very happy to hear from you with any comments you have. They all help us to improve.
Rupert Elliott Secretary
Employee of the Month
February
Francesca Montis (Events Coordinator) – I love ironing. I carry lint rollers everywhere as I have a cream British short hair cat and my clothes always have some hair attached to them.
Sandra Moina Torres (Food and Beverage Assistant) – Loves to visit places around Spain.
March
Remigiusz Khalsa (Hall Porter) – Enjoys in-depth research into religious and philosophical systems and their application into everyday wellbeing.
Edward Tywford (Chef De Partie) – He has an identical twin but will not admit if the twin has ever taken his place at work when he is off sick!
April
Ian Jeffery (Hall Porter) – Supports Newcastle United. Aran De Castro (Kitchen Porter) – Is from the Philippines.
Ian Jeffery
Aran De Castro
Francesca Montis
Sandra Moina Torres
Remigiusz Khalsa
Edward Tywford
Jing Tea
Whether in a bracing brew of Assam Breakfast to begin the day, or a generous pot of Organic Cherrywood Lapsang to invigorate the afternoon, our members can be sure that the teas on offer at 127 are the pick of the bunch.
Connoisseurs and amateur enthusiasts alike will have noticed the Club tea is of the best quality and selected with care, thanks to the Club’s supplier of teas and herbal infusions, JING, which has been sustaining our members with their fine produce since 2017.
JING – meaning ‘essence’ in Mandarin – is dedicated to encouraging the discovery and appreciation of tea at its best. By sourcing the highest quality teas from Asia’s traditional tea producing regions, it believes in delivering the most authentic tea-drinking experience as well a better future for tea makers and their communities. Defined by a deep appreciation for tea, JING values delicious, characterful teas and is dedicated to respecting nature. It hopes to draw people away from dull, tasteless and commoditised teas towards single garden teas. To achieve this, it hand-selects single-garden teas from Asia that carry the unique signature of their garden and their maker and builds relationships with the tea masters who produce them.
By sourcing tea directly and making high-quality teas available to everyone, JING aims to raise the value of tea and ensures that more money goes back to producers and their communities. Working with the most discerning taste makers across the globe – including chefs who have collectively earned more than 120 Michelin stars – JING can claim to be the tea brand of choice for the world’s finest hotels and restaurants, very much including the Cavalry and Guards Club.
The Club carries a wide range of JING’s traditional Asian black, white and green teas as well as several choices of herbal infusion, some of which originate from Europe. Joining the ever-popular Assam, Darjeeling, Lapsang and Earl Grey are such exquisite sounding (and tasting) selections as Jasmine Silver Needle, from a single garden grower in Yunnan, China and whole Chamomile flowers sourced from Slavonia in Croatia. Members who have visited India and China will doubtless remember how good and how special the freshest and finest teas can taste; those who favour herbal infusions will likewise appreciate the difference that proper, top-quality flowers and leaves make to the brew. Similarly, most who have experienced military service will have strong memories of cheap, over-brewed tea. We hope that, whatever time of day a pot of tea is served in the Club, those imbibing it will notice and be delighted by the refinement in quality and taste.
From the Kitchen
Tria Juncta In Uno
Along with an impressive collection of paintings, bronzes and other military memorabilia, the Club is very fortunate in having a fine collection of silver – many pieces of which grace the dining tables at members’ lunches, dinners and other functions.
Perhaps the most celebrated and impressive of these is the Guards Candelabra ‘Tria Juncta in Uno’, which normally can be found on the members’ table illuminating the witty conversations at dinner.
The manufacture and origins of this remarkable piece are unknown as sadly the Guards Club transferred very limited archives at the time of the merger in 1976, but it certainly must have been acquired by that club at some point in the nineteenth century and after the foundation of the Guards Club in 1810.
One of the reasons for this dating is fairly obvious – there were only three Guards regiments at that time – the Grenadiers, Coldstream and Scots Guards. The Irish Guards being formed on 1 April 1900 and the Welsh Guards only being formed in February 1915. Perhaps what is more remarkable is the fact that it came to the ‘merged’ Club in 1976 at all!
The 1960s had been bleak years for clubland in general, when the trend to discount tradition and heritage had been at its zenith. Think hippies, long hair, sexual freedom and Brutalist architecture and you can understand why Pall Mall and Piccadilly were under attack. London clubs were closing or merging left, right and centre!
Both the Cavalry Club and the Guards Club tried in their various ways to downplay this sad state of affairs, but inevitably a merger seemed the only way forward and the history of this period is beautifully detailed in the Club’s own history.
What is not widely recounted, is the fact that the Guards Club faced enormous levels of reparations for forfeiture of their final lease in Charles Street and, seeing no other alternative, put up many of the Club’s goods and chattels for sale.
In January 1976, all items of a ‘non regimental nature’, such as furniture, linen and cutlery were sold in a ‘sentimental auction’, realising £37,681 before expenses.
Luckily the candelabra was not among the auction lots and came to 127 along with several paintings (including the magnificent Hougoumont Farm 1815 by Ernest Crofts, which can be viewed in the Waterloo Room), and some notable members of staff, including Geoffrey Price, whose portrait was commissioned to mark his 50 years of service, and sits behind the bar, named after him!
As a final note on this wonderful piece, the Club was able to purchase more recently, another interesting silver item in the form of an oil lamp with three Cavalry officers at its base, which was a gift to a fellow officer on his wedding day in the late 19th Century. This piece can also be found in the Dining Room and creates a wonderful juxtaposition with the more celebrated candelabra.
David Cowdery Honorary Archivist
Bouquets and Brickbats
It was such a success I have requested a provisional booking for February 2025 so we can do it again! SB
I feel very privileged to be able to walk through those doors at 127 Piccadilly, and I appreciate the ambience the Club offers as well as being greeted by polite and pleasant staff. CB
Had a superb stay again! The Club just gets better and better. We had the oysters and the Crepe Suzette – both utterly fantastic! Breakfast on Saturday a bit slow but the breakfast the best it’s been - the scrambled egg on Sunday, fabulous. Keep up the good work, things are superb. RM
A joy to see the Club bursting at the seams. CRB
I would like to say thank you for organising last night’s talk. It was very interesting and thought provoking especially in the current world situation. I have organised numerous events and functions so I am aware how much time and effort goes into this. AE
The guests were raving about the beef starter and also the lamb, which was perfectly cooked. It was a brilliant evening and a real advert for what is possible in Clubland. JS
My daughter held a champagne reception and luncheon at the Club following the christening of my granddaughter. It was her first solo event at the Club since she became a member and I want to say what an outstandingly successful and enjoyable occasion it was. I was very proud of my Club.
GP
It feels like the Club has become our spiritual home and you never let us down! DW
I recently had the pleasure of staying at your club due to my membership in The Fauquier Club. It was a privilege to stay and I found the premises, the art, the history, the staff and the dining room to be of the highest quality. It was a memorable experience. SM
In May, my wife was admitted to a London hospital for major surgery. She is still there and I visit her every day. I felt that I must write to you to express my gratitude for the service that I have received from all your staff throughout this period. The front desk team who has consistently found me a room. Housekeeping who know that I prefer sheets to a duvet. Dining Room who know exactly what I like and bring it without asking. The bar who have my G&T waiting. All of this far beyond what one expects. JB (NB we are please to say that this member’s wife is now back home at a local hospital and is recovering well)
Your willingness to help says a lot about the service model that you and your team have in place, and it is greatly appreciated. DA
I noticed lots of new faces among the staff but with the same high standards maintained. I was met with nothing but good spirits and a desire to help in any way possible and this attitude was evident in all departments. In a chaotic world trying to cope with what seems like constant change, you are to be congratulated for providing this oasis of calm and efficiency. KC
Can I please commend you on what good order the Club is in since you took the helm? There are tons more things underway, much more fun and engaging, and a lightness of touch that befits a ‘family’ club. I hope you’re enjoying the job as much as the Club is enjoying having you in the hot seat. WHB
Letters
We always thoroughly enjoy receiving fun letters, so please feel free to make us laugh or tell us a little anecdote. Here are a few examples of letters received recently:
In response to the Sailing Group Drinks invitation
The wind sets fair, but a few squalls in the Indies are playing hell with the peg leg. That combined with rum sodomy and the lash sets me all aback in setting course to the sailing drinks at Piccadilly wharf on the dog watch o’ er the 24th inst. Pray inform the Cap’n I’ll be there in spirit (mainly rum) but not in the flesh
Felicitations
Captain no beard (new-fangled Army regulations be dammed)
In response to conversations about the Club’s dress code at breakfast
Thank you very much for replying and at a speed the direct opposite to that of a stunned slug.
The last occasion when a member was inappropriately attired at breakfast and I was a witness, occurred on the morning of the Queen’s Birthday Parade in 2017 when The Micks were trooping the colour. As I was tucking into my porridge (delicious porridge if I may say so) whilst reading The Speccy, the last Grenadier Major General Household Division entered the room, tout seul, dressed in overalls, boots Wellington and spurs and what my wife refers to as “a cotton jersey”. She refuses to give the item its commonly held nomenclature viz. a “T shirt”. This item of clothing was enriched by a pair of army issue grey braces. In my day, the correct item to be worn under the tunic was a white, double cuff shirt usually purchased from New and Rip-off or a similar emporium. That is still the correct order of dress.
Instead of immediately greeting his breakfast party, who were all attired as if ready to meet Our Sovereign, he addressed some other diners, known to me, and not soto voce, either – rather a precursor of the “chit chat” from the youths that some of us had to endure on Saturday.
Soon afterwards, your predecessor reminded all members of the dress code applicable to our august Club.
Nutella-gate
Breakfast was excellent, though I felt for the team as they dealt with a voracious onslaught from half the Army cadet force who fell on the buffet like gannets. The large pot of Nutella was emptied, and I hope others who arrived later did not go hungry.
In Memoriam
Deaths
Mrs Rosemary Wiley Spousal Member. A member since 5 February 2001.
Brigadier Hugh Pye OBE 9th/12th Royal Lancers on 30 May 2024. A member since 30 April 1963.
Captain Nigel Brown Grenadier Guards on 12 April 2024. A member since 24 April 2003.
Seasmoke
Our first season has just finished and Seasmoke, the Cavalry and Guards syndicate horse, is having a well earned rest in a large field with other horses. The plan is to bring her back into training later in the summer, ready for an autumn campaign over hurdles.
It has been an exciting start for our syndicate; we have a great and promising mare and a brilliant trainer in Club member Billy Aprahamian. Seasmoke has had six runs since we acquired her last summer, the first four promising but her stamina was hampered by breathing problems. She had a wind operation and a break of 14 weeks, returning to action at Ludlow in April and putting in a much-improved performance to be beaten by five lengths. In the final race at Market Rasen, she won from the front, jumped superbly and showed the stamina to be able to eventually go over fences. Of course, this was our original aim for the Grand Military in 2026/7!
We are very fortunate to have Billy as our trainer. Apart from being a very good and experienced jockey, he has proved
himself as a new trainer with an excellent first season; five winners out of 23 horses in training, which is an average to be envied. I suspect his operation will be expanding. The other bonus has been his excellent communication; we have all been kept abreast of Seasmoke’s training regime, daily life and racecourse experience through our WhatsApp group.
Looking ahead, we have decided to purchase a new horse and form another syndicate ready for the autumn. A number of the present syndicate have indicated they would like a share, but there will be a number available for all members of our Club, so please register your interest with Catherine Brumwell. The cost should be similar to Seasmoke, around £1,500 to join (cost of horse) and £100 a month each for training costs.
CGMC at Goodwood
Mission Motorsport – the Forces charity that supports wounded, injured and sick serving and veteran soldiers into employment in industry – hosted another superb day at Goodwood Motor Circuit, in memory of their late Chairman our former colleague, the great Meyrick Cox.
A grid of some 60 magnificent machines assembled in the Sussex sunshine, one fifth of which were provided by enthusiastic members of the Cavalry and Guards Motor Club! There was terrific variety, from vintage MGs through to Aston Martins ancient and modern, very rapid Porsches, and, of course, our ever popular ‘Diversity Candidate’, Lt Col Good’s Buick Riviera, affectionately known as the Land Yacht, due to its enormous size, thirst and propensity to list to port or starboard!
Following a thorough safety brief – largely about the taming of heavy right feet – members then enjoyed the opportunity to unleash their machinery around the glorious Goodwood track, each time taking one of Mission Motorsports’ Beneficiaries, listening to what point they were at in their journey in life, and thereafter taking any action they could to help these individuals on their journey. A world-class day out for an extremely worthy cause, with the added bonus of a visit by the Club Chairman, Christian Yates.
Do please contact the Membership Secretary for details of the Cavalry and Guards Motor Club events.
Charles Whitaker CGMC Chairman
Merchandise
The Club is now stocking some great merchandise, with the ducks and the shopping bags being our most popular so far.
Should you wish to purchase any of these items, please do so via the website, speak to the Front Desk (020 7499 1261), or email malvina.baja@cavgdsclub.co.uk
Charles Whitaker, Christian Yates, Andy Simpson, Neal Croft
CGMC paddock line up
Neal Croft, Oliver Bates, Jan de Haldevang, Andy Simpson, Colin Good, Charles Whitaker, Robin Tojeiro, Christian Yates, Peter Snowdon, Edward Blomfield-Smith, Mark Jones, Blake Heslop-Charman
Charles Whitaker, Oliver Bates, Jeremy Crossley, Andy Simpson and Colin Good all sporting their CGMC gilets
Battle of Isandlwana
Wednesday, 3 April
The Club welcomed Douglas Rattray, son of David Rattray, the famous raconteur of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift. Many of the Club’s members will have had the honour of listening to David in KwaZulu Natal before his untimely death, and many will have had the equal pleasure of listening to his son who continues the story to this day.
Douglas is famed for his extraordinary knowledge and brilliant oratory. He did not disappoint and enthralled a packed room. As I pointed out in my introduction, what is also remarkable is that we were able to dress him in something more than his normal shorts and trademark Boer shirt. A brilliant evening made possible by the team at the Club.
Perhaps it is poetic that at the head of the room where Douglas projected images of the battlefield that remains untouched to this day, sat the large silver sphinx mirrored by its likeness of the Isandlwana mountain where Chelmsford had such a significant defeat. Or as Douglas showed us, as pertinent in this world of febrile geopolitics as it was then, not so much a British defeat as a Zulu victory.
Major Arthur Purbrick
Ladies Lunch
Thursday, 25 April
At the Annual Ladies Lunch, Club member Rupert Lycett Green, the esteemed British fashion icon, captivated the audience with tales from his illustrious career. He reminisced about his tailor’s shop, Blades, and its slogan, ‘For today rather than the memory of yesterday,’ embodying his philosophy of offering high-fashion, ready-to-wear clothing for men in the 1960s. Rupert’s clientele included luminaries like Cecil Beaton and Mick Jagger, and his innovative designs,
capturing the zeitgeist of the era, have been exhibited in museums worldwide. He shared anecdotes about infusing elegance and a ‘look-at-me’ dash into his creations, solidifying his legacy. The event marked a transition as Sarah Rutherford Jones handed over the reins of lady committee member to Alicia Good, who welcomed everyone. Sarah’s inspiration and dedication have made these events hugely successful, and we are looking forward to next year already.
Mrs Caroline Cary
Holland Park Opera at the Club
Tuesday, 30 April
Full marks to the Club for arranging a truly delightful evening with Opera Holland Park. Over a delicious dinner, we were treated to notable performances by some of the Company’s principal singers. Having been a fan of OHP for many years, I applaud this initiative and am delighted that the Club intends to develop the relationship further.
Major General Peter Currie
I wanted to thank you for organising yesterday’s delightful opera evening. It was a splendid occasion based round an excellent dinner that we enjoyed enormously. I do hope such an occasion is repeated and that, when it is, I am free to attend. MGP
Cavalry Memorial Parade
Sunday, 12 May
The commemoration of the centenary of the unveiling of The Cavalry Memorial was marked by a full house of regimental lunches at the Club – and the surprise appearance of the Army Cadet Force at breakfast!
The Club rose to the occasion magnificently with a wonderful drinks reception for everyone before we went our separate ways for lunch – to emerge and continue the motion as a ‘mixed’ gathering in the bar later. For those of us of a certain age who remember these as stuffy affairs there was none of that – and it was all the better for it.
As ever, the team looked after us magnificently (and even heroically). As well as wining and dining 325 people, no medals were lost, bowlers misplaced nor brollies ‘exchanged’.
Colonel Richard Charrington
A quick note to thank you and all the staff in the Club for a fantastic day yesterday. It was a triumph and a reflection of the what the Club means to see so many people enjoying themselves following the parade. The staff worked tirelessly and were charming throughout. DC
Connect 127 Business Breakfast with Bruce Carnegie-Brown
Thursday, 16 May
We comfortably filled the Peninsula Room to enjoy a sumptuous breakfast with Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Chairman of Lloyd’s, as our guest speaker. Thankfully Connect 127 arranges its events according to the seasons, and these early morning events work well during the summer months.
It is often suggested that business is more about whom you know than it is a function of what you know. I argue that both are important but a more critical aspect of success in business is who knows you. I believe this to be the essence of Connect 127, and the value which Connect 127 can bring to the Club.
The guest speakers are in a class of their own. Bruce Carnegie-Brown brilliantly addressing us about Lloyd’s, was inspirational and interesting. An opportunity to think about, to explore, and to learn about Lloyd’s, in splendid and congenial surroundings. Our thanks to Bruce CarnegieBrown for sparing his time to speak to us, and to Simon Hill, Catherine Brumwell, and to all who organised this event.
Major Bernard Hornung
Fine Wine Dinner
Wednesday, 22 May
The Fine Wine Dinner was a tour de force from Pol Roger. Introduced by new Head Sommelier Staphano Cucci, the Champagne was presented by George Prideaux of Pol Roger UK and Martin Heidsieck from the family in France. Martin entertained us with tales of his grandfather’s friendship with Sir Winston Churchill; according to the company archives Churchill was provided with over 40,000 bottles during his lifetime (makes one proud that we belong to the same Club).
There is talk of reintroducing the pint bottle, which originated when Clementine said drinking two bottles a day was too much; he said one bottle not enough so the compromise was two pint bottles a day produced especially for him. The wines flowed with immense generosity including the Vintage 2016, Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill 2015, a Cote de Beaune 2018 to accompany the excellent lamb main course and a new Pol Roger Rich Demi Sec to round off the meal with Junior Sous Chef Trinity Julien’s amazing peach choux bun with chocolate sauce. A very memorable evening in good company with fine wine and food, thank you to all concerned.
Major Anthony Jones Vice Chairman
Upcoming events
Club Talk: General Hastings ‘Pug’ Ismay: Soldier, Statesman, Diplomat
Wednesday, 17 July
Lieutenant General John Kiszely has recently published this book and is coming to the Club to talk about the amazing man. To read more about him, please click General Hastings
Music of our Regiments
Tuesday, 5 September
Once more one of our military bands will come to the Club and play a selection of music covering the rich heritage of our qualifying regiments.
Connect 127 Business Lunch with businessman and the former chief executive of Serco, Rupert Soames
Tuesday, 10 September
Grouse Dinner
Wednesday, 18 September
Club Talk: Those Must Be The Guards, The Household Division in Peace and War, 1969-2023
Thursday, 19 September
Club member Colonel Simon Doughty and author Paul de Zulueta will talk about their book
Art Exhibition Lunch: Van Gogh –Poets and Lovers
Wednesday, 25 September
After lunch at the Club, you will travel to the National Gallery to see this exhibition.Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers | Exhibitions | National Gallery, London
Fine Wine Dinner
Thursday, 26 September
Game Lunch
Thursday, 10 October
Club Talk: Surveyor of the King’s Art, Caroline de Guitaut
Wednesday, 16 October
Head of one of the largest and most important collections of decorative art in the world. Caroline is responsible for the curatorial and conservation departments for everything from armour and clocks to tapestries and the Crown Jewels.
Art Exhibition Lunch: Monet and London – Views of the Thames
Thursday, 21 November
Please visit www.courtauld.ac.uk for more details of the exhibition.
Sons and Daughters Dinner
Wednesday, 11 December
Members Christmas Lunch
Thursday, 12 December
To book
www.cavgdsclub.co.uk
membership@cavgdsclub.co.uk
020 7659 0902
Not all events are yet active, but if you would like to register your interest, please contact Catherine Brumwell.