Telephone Campaign 2018

14 days, one calling room, 14 students, 645 conversations, 337 gifts and a fantastic £210,973 pledged by alumni in support of this year’s Annual Fund Campaign, benefiting Student Bursaries, Graduate Housing and unrestricted annual funds. Thank you to all those who pledged their support! If you missed a call from a student, or would like to add your support, you can still donate online and we are tremendously grateful for every penny given!

Coming soon: our new alumni networking portal

Churchill Connect will allow registered members to create groups and share memories, news, photos and events as well as offer a searchable directory, to help you reconnect with alumni that you might have lost touch with, or make new connections – for example, if you relocate or are travelling. Alumni will also be able to flag up to student members if they are happy to offer mentoring or other careers advice.

Alumni visit the Møller Centre

Over 30 alumni enjoyed a tour of the Møller Centre on Sunday 8 July at our Donor Garden Party. Many of the guests were at College prior to the Centre being built in 1992, so were unaware of its unprecedented three Golds at the M&IT Awards for Best UK Management Training Centre, Best Conference Staff and Best Academic Venue; or the leadership development programmes designed and delivered by the Møller Institute to senior and aspiring leaders worldwide.

Take a virtual tour of the Møller Centre
Read about the Møller Institute

Successful term for CCBC

In May Bumps W1 bumped up 3 times to finish 9th in the first division, whilst M2 and M3 won their divisions at Xpress Head, before before going +1 and +2 respectively. M1 didn't get lucky in bumps, slipping down to the second division, however they won their division at Peterborough Regatta beating senior crews from Leeds and Derby.

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Bye bye to our newest graduates

As ever, we were sad to say goodbye to our graduating students at our garden party on 30 June, but wish them all the best in their forthcoming adventures! We do hope they will keep in touch with College via our social media channels and website, and especially through this E-bulletin. Non-subscribers can sign up using this form, so do let anyone know who might be interested and is not subscribed.

See the Graduation photos

The Art and Leadership of Winston Churchill

On Tuesday 26 June, Director of the Archives Centre, Allen Packwood, took part in a panel discussion at the George W Bush Presidential Center on Churchill's leadership, together with the historians Professor David Reynolds, Professor of International History at Cambridge, and Professor David Woolner, Senior Fellow and resident historian of the Roosevelt Institute.

Watch a video of the discussion

Alumni drinks at Six rooftop bar 

11 July

We are aware that a somewhat important football match on Wednesday has been inconveniently scheduled to clash with our drinks event at Six. However, many of those who were keen to attend said they still are! So we will go ahead and all are welcome to join us from 6pm to escape the game, or for pre-match refreshment. The first drink is on us for anyone there by 6.30pm!

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IVF: 6 Million Babies Later 

25 July

Professor Sir Robert Edwards (Past Fellow, 1979) was one of three scientists whose work led to the treatment of infertility through IVF. His notebook has been lent by the Archives Centre to a current exhibition at the Science Museum, with a special free event on the 25th to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first IVF birth.

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Picnic and Little Shop of Horrors in Regent’s Park 

1 September

In the second in our new 'Superbugs and Beastly Botanicals' programme of family-friendly events, join alumni and their kids for a picnic lunch in Regent’s Park, before heading to the Open Air Theatre for the Saturday matinée performance of the monster musical Little Shop of Horrors. Tickets are selling fast and start at £25 or £12.50 for under 18s. 

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Association Weekend – save the date! 

21–23 September

If you weren't involved in one of the reunions at the weekend, or couldn't make it, you still have another opportunity to meet up with old friends and attend our annual dinner during Association Weekend. We're looking forward to announcing the full programme along with booking this month, but in the mean time, do put the date in your diaries.

See photos from Association Weekend 2017

Churchill's Shakespeare

16 October

Winston Churchill was a lifelong admirer of Shakespeare, whose work shaped his writing and ideas. The Archives Centre and the Folger Library have collaborated on the forthcoming 'Churchill’s Shakespeare' exhibition, and Director Allen Packwood is visiting Washington DC and hosting an alumni reception with Cambridge in America at the Folger. Cambridge in America will take bookings for the event and we will notify alumni when their system is live.

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Have you booked your Christmas party yet?

Yes it's scorching and the last thing on your mind, but, if you need to plan for the festive period, why not consider Churchill? Whether an intimate dinner in the Cockcroft Room, a larger group in the Fellows’ Dining Room, or a big company bash in Hall, we can help you celebrate in style. A glass of Prosecco on arrival is followed by a sumptuous menu with half a bottle of wine, table decorations and crackers to enjoy with colleagues and friends. We also have plenty of space for a disco or band and dancing!

See our Christmas function menu