Dear RHS Club in London committee members,
We are delighted to announce that the Annual Dinner will be held in a stylish new venue: the Presidents’ Room at the Royal Air Force Club, 128 Piccadilly, London W1 on Friday 23rd March 2012 at 7:30 pm. Dress for the Dinner is formal with black tie, Highland attire or lounge suit all acceptable. Members, their partners and guests are warmly invited to gather for pre-Dinner drinks and relaxed conversation from 6.30 pm in the Victoria Bar which adjoins the Presidents’ Room.
It is appropriate that we welcome back as our guest speaker Captain Eric Brown, the distinguished Royal Navy Officer, Test Pilot and Royal High FP. At last year's Annual Dinner, Captain Brown gave a spell-binding talk which nobody present will ever forget. Now in his nineties, he looks back on a life that has been crammed with incident, achievement and adventure. He attended the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he knew senior members of the Luftwaffe and met the aviatrix Hanna Reitsch; he interrogated the Camp Commandant of Bergen-Belsen; he encountered Wernher von Braun and Herman Goering. Captain Brown holds the world record for aircraft carrier landings, he is the Fleet Air Arm's most decorated pilot and he has flown more types of aircraft than anyone else in history.
The price of the excellent three-course dinner is £48 and demand for tickets is bound to be high. Make sure that you don't miss out by making your cheque payable to ‘The Royal High School Club in London’ and sending it to Alex Prentice, using the reply slip below. A letter with these details plus a reply slip has also been sent to you in the post. Please reply as soon as you can to assist us with planning the event.
To reach the RAF Club turn right out of Green Park underground station and walk along Piccadilly for roughly 400 metres in the direction of Hyde Park Corner. The RAF Club is at 128 Piccadilly just before the turning into Old Park Lane.
The RAF Club has made some accommodation available for our Annual Dinner attendees and if you would like to book a room please contact Alex Prentice by phone or email as soon as possible to let him have your requirements. Alex will liaise with the reservations team to help you to make your booking. Alternatively if you wish to make your own accommodation arrangements for your stay in London that is perfectly fine.
For further information on all aspects of the Annual Dinner, please contact Alex Prentice,
Honorary Secretary, Tel: 01992 554854, email: alex.prentice1@btinternet.com.
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Please post this reply slip with your cheque to Alex Prentice, at 4, Archers Close, Hertford, Herts. SG14 3BD.
I will be attending the Annual Dinner (please print full name)……….…………………………………………………..
The following guests will be attending (please print full names) ………………………………………………………………………………
I am enclosing my cheque for £…………… @ £48 per head. Please make cheques payable to ‘The Royal High School Club in London’.
If you would prefer to pay by BACS transfer the Club's bank details are as follows: Sort Code: 40-04-09, Account Number: 21327852, A/c Name: ‘The Royal High School Club in London’. Please include your name in the BACS reference field and submit your payment by 16th March 2012.
Please tick this box if you intend to pay by BACS ![]()
Please supply details of any special dietary requirements e.g. vegetarian meals…………………………………………
I would like to be seated next to ……………………………………………………