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2nd Week Notices MT17

The notices for 2nd week are as follows:

1. Wine tasting
Sandy’s wine bar, which recently opened a few door down from us, are hosting a wine tasting event at the clubhouse this Friday evening. Use this link to sign up:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nH_AQYwK0u80vclHJrbMjrjBlh46xYIp-tdNFCnFARE/edit?usp=sharing

2. Rugby Varsity Match Tickets
There are a limited number of tickets for the Rugby VM on sale behind the bar for £10. Ask one of the bar staff if you would like to buy one.

3. Dinner bookings
There are a number of days still available in third week for dinner bookings. If interested, email general.manager@vincents.org for details.
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Blues News – An Apology

The August edition of Blues News contained an erroneous attribution. The article on P.12 was written by Melville Guest and Chris Atkinson, not Chris Jenkins. The error has been rectified but we apologise to all concerned for the mistake, particularly to Chris Atkinson, who has played a key role in helping to turn round the Club’s fortunes, as was made clear in the December 2015 issue of Blues News, which recorded:

Chris Atkinson

Chris is a Teddy Hall man, a hockey Blue, and was Vincent’s President in 1963/64.

He has done as much as anyone to help the Club get back on its feet with the V150 project. An eminence grise to a number of recent Presidents, Chris not only has given sage advice in his typical self-effacing manner, but also encouraged a great number of others to help with their time and gifts. His optimism and constant encouragement have been hugely helpful on numerous occasions.

The Club owes him a great debt, and here The Rt. Hon. Lord Butler of Brockwell KG (University, Club President 1961-2) is seen giving Chris a V150 blazer in recognition of this.

Characteristically, Chris readily accepted our apology, and suggested this email only be sent if it drew more attention to the work of V150 and the need for annual donations from alumni members!

 

Simon Offen, & Melville Guest (VATC Vice Chairman)

 

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1st Week Notices MT17

The notices for 1st week are as follows:

1. Kitchen closure 09/10 – tomorrow
Unfortunately, the kitchen will be closed for lunch tomorrow due to essential maintenance work. Tom Smith sends his apologies that this was not arranged for a more reasonable time and would like to assure us that this will not happen again.
 

2. Welcome back drinks
On Monday evening from 7.30pm, a few of the VATC board members will be at the clubhouse and would be thrilled to meet as many members as possible. This might be a good opportunity for some of you to lobby for the return of Sky Sports! They have kindly promised to put some money behind the bar for members. Note that non-members are not permitted at this event.

3. Tailor’s visit
This Tuesday between 12.30pm and 2pm, the Vincent’s tailor will be visiting the clubhouse and will be available to take measurements for those interested. Note that this involves no commitment to buy although they do offer a discount for current students and it is possible to pay in stages. For further information, email myself at president@vincents.org.

4. McKinsey event
You may have already heard through your clubs, but McKinsey have got in touch encouraging Vincent’s members to apply for an event coming up in Oxford. See the attachments for further information. The link to apply is as follows (to work it must be copy and pasted): www.mckinsey.com/oxfordworkshop2017 

5. Cocktails Evening
On Saturday evening bring your clubs up to the clubhouse for the first cocktails evening of the term! Members and their guests welcome.
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0th Week Notices MT17

Welcome back, all. The notices for 0th week are as follows:

1. Goldman Sachs Dinner
There are just a few spaces left for this event. Be sure to sign up before tomorrow’s deadline if interested.
 

2. Welcome back drinks
There will be money behind the bar for all members on Monday of 1st week courtesy of VATC. It’d be great to see many of you come along.
 

3. Rugby Charity Event
Please see details on the following link of a 24 hour charity rugby event happening in Oxford over the weekend. Many of our members are involved and your support would be massively appreciated.
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9th Week Notices TT17

The notices for 9th week are as follows:

1. Awards
Note that applications for the Vincent’s scholarships and bursaries are open until the 7th of July. More information can be found here: http://vincents.org/awards/. If you have any questions about the process please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

2. Varsity One Day Match at Lord’s
Vincent’s members have been granted the privilege of having access to the Lord’s pavilion once again this year for the one-day match on Friday the 23rd. Ground admission is £13 and you will need your member’s card on the day. Note that there is a dress code for the pavilion. More information can be found on their website: https://www.lords.org/.

3. New Members
This week I’d like to welcome Matthew Naylor, Jack Harrison, Daniel Escott, Steve Lawn, Haven Barlow, Laura Fenwick, Frankie Anderson and Karl Frey to the Club.
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8th Week Notices TT17

The notices for 8th week are as follows:

1. Tabs

Please make sure that you make every effort to pay off your tabs by Friday of 8th week. Those who haven’t done so will have their tabs collected by direct debit.

2. Finalists’ Drinks
On Wednesday from 7pm we would like to welcome all members up to the clubhouse to farewell with those who are leaving at the end of this term. There will be a limited amount of free drinks so come early to avoid missing out. Note that the clubhouse will be open to members only until 9pm.

3. Speaker’s Dinner with Martin Keown
This Thursday from 7pm we will have the pleasure of welcoming former Arsenal defender and England international Martin Keown to the clubhouse for this term’s speaker’s dinner. There will be a short Q&A after the dinner. Note that we are limited to 20 spaces. Please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/a/vincents.org/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0z5pB2cphhzwHMFC7rRvkJ3tVAJ_cSMD55mGWdFTnyIJEtQ/viewform

4. New Members
This week I’d like to welcome Will Mooney, Tom Spearman, Isabell von Loga, Trevelyan Wing, Miha Zgubic and Thomas Hammond to the Club.
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7th Week Notices TT17

The notices for 7th week are as follows:

1. Speaker’s Dinner with Martin Keown
On Thursday the 15th (8th week) from 7pm we will have the pleasure of welcoming former Arsenal footballer and England international Martin Keown to the Club for this term’s speaker’s dinner. There will be a short Q&A session after the dinner. Details of how to sign up will be circulated very soon. There will only be a limited number of spaces at the dinner so please sign up promptly to avoid disappointment.

2. Access to the clubhouse after cocktails
If you would like to come up to the clubhouse after the Cocktails Party on Saturday you must sign up on the link below. We will be allowing members and one guest per member up to the clubhouse. https://docs.google.com/a/vincents.org/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScy258Xb6bZRbVKpyViKoDePEB6QNSb0Y2A-2tyDT28bQ8Rsg/viewform
 

3. Networking Event with OC&C
Vincent’s Members have been invited to a networking event with OC&C tomorrow at 7pm at House. There will also be some money behind the bar. Please sign up here if interested: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AeS-8S1ApV1xb_Rj02HN7JvFj0Oz354oUm_7r6Dc9lU/htmlview

4. New Members
This week I’d like to welcome Will Cahill, Cameron Montgomery, Alex Urwin and Sophie Behan to the Club.
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6th Week Notices TT17

The notices for 6th week are as follows:

1. Steak Night
This will be held on Thursday from 7pm. Sign up on the link below and note that members may bring up to two guests: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174AywzJuGLm7nuJH33Wn00wPj1shFuBIClo8oLWpCzw/edit#gid=0

2. Vincent’s Awards
A reminder to apply for the Vincent’s Scholarships and Bursaries before the 7th of July. This is a fantastic source of funding for scholar athletes and I would like to encourage all of you still here next year to apply. More information, as well as the application form, can be found here: http://www.vincents.org/awards/

3. Outreach Camp
Keep signing up for the outreach camp. This promises to be a lot of fun and is an integral part of the Club’s activities. It would be great to see as many of you as possible getting involved. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZQONjE33D1q6ef5p7a0uZI9ThqUj5y5ji9atsd2A5Mk/edit?usp=sharing

4. Surveys
Thank you to those of you who have filled in responses to the surveys sent out last week. We would like to hear from as many members as possible so please take a moment to respond if you haven’t had the opportunity to do so yet.

5. New Members
This week I’d like to welcome Jamie Towner to the Club.
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5th Week Notices TT17

The notices for 5th week are as follows:

1. Female Members Survey
Over a year has passed following the vote to change the constitution, allowing the election of women to the Club. Following discussions at the AGM, it seems like an opportune moment for us to assess how the process of integration is going and to gauge the opinions of our female members regarding Vincent’s. Consequently, I would be grateful if all our female members could take a few moments to fill out the survey below.

2. Outreach Camp
Once again, we will be running an Outreach sports camp at Iffley for local primary schools with Atalanta’s this year. The camp will be held in 8th week so hopefully many of you will be around to volunteer! This is a great opportunity to inspire children from the local community, and past volunteers have found the camp very rewarding and a lot of fun. We are looking for enthusiastic people, who would like to spend one or more days coaching and helping out. The camp runs 9am-3pm Monday to Thursday and on Friday we invite both schools for a mini Olympics. As an added incentive to come along there will be some money behind the bar in the clubhouse on Friday evening for all the volunteers to celebrate the successes of the week. Lunch and a free t-shirt will also be given to all volunteers. If you are free please use the attached google doc to sign up, we do ask that volunteers try to come to multiple sessions and ideally with the same school as it makes a difference to the kids and to your enjoyment. However, if you are only available for one day, every person helps!

3. Kit Survey
We would like to hear your opinions on the current Vincent’s kit and what you would like to have available. As a result, I would be very grateful if you could take a moment to fill out the following survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeW6v3hJF7BbcGamckboe945wG1fTxkfBGl_hw1-BuEDBtCZw/viewform?usp=sf_link

4. New Members
This week I would like to welcome Katherine Sayer, Wulfie Bain, Zoe Thursz, Harry Fitzpatrick, Maddie Burnell, Liam Eagle, Becky Robinson and Sooraj Mahesh to the Club.