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The official periodical of The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship THE LEAGUE Winter 2019 Issue No 6 In this issue… Membership Update (5) From the Archives (9) 2019 Diary of Events (10)
Contents
Message from the Chairman ......................................................................3
The General Manager’s Comments ............................................................4
Membership Update...................................................................................5
Student House Update ...............................................................................6
Branch News ...............................................................................................8
From the Archives: Matron Dora Rhys ........................................................9
Student Profiles ........................................................................................10
Diary of Events ..........................................................................................12
Dates for Your Diary..................................................................................20
Membership & Social Media.....................................................................23
Booking & Donation Form ........................................................................24
The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship
Founded 1901
[A company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital]
Patron The Central Council
Her Majesty The Queen Mr Douglas Bradford Mrs Eileen Davenport
Mrs Nicola Downer Mr Grafton Edwards
Vice Presidents Mr Tony Faith Mrs Gillian Graham
Mr L Colin Webber, FCA, CTA Mr Lyn Hopkins Mr Tim Layton
Mr John P Kelly, CMG, LVO, MBE Mrs Caroline Roughton
Mr Lyn D Hopkins, BSc, MBA, FCA, ASIP
Headquarters
Chairman Victoria League House
Brigadier Anthony Faith, CBE 55 Leinster Square | London | W2 4PW
Charity Reg. No. 213619 Company No. 174517
General Manager
Ms Doreen Henry Tel: 020 7243 2633
E-Mail: membership@victorialeague.co.uk
Website: www.victorialeague.co.uk
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Message from the Chairman
I hope you all enjoyed a happy
Christmas and are settling in well
to the New Year. It was a pleasure
to meet and speak with many of you
at The League’s Christmas lunch at
the Vincent Rooms last month. The
restaurant is operated by
Westminster Kingsway College, and I
think the student chefs deserve a
resounding well done for the quality
and quantity (!) of their numerous
dishes. Our own student residents at
Student House enjoyed a very festive
Christmas party and Christmas Day
meal complete, of course, with The
Queen’s Speech, more of which on
pages 6 and 7.
The start of a new year brings the
annual publication of the events management group and will be a co-
programme, please note pages 12 to opted member of the Central Council.
19. I hope you will find something of I hope she will be able to attend our
interest. There are some new Annual General Meeting in July and
activities as well as old favourites. update us on her activities.
New to The League this year is the Thank you for all your support and
appointment of a Victoria League my very best wishes to you all for a
Commonwealth Ambassador, who happy and prosperous 2019.
will liaise with us here in London and
with overseas branches to promote
the Vision and Purposes of The
Victoria League with the aim of Tony Faith
attracting new branches across the
Commonwealth. Christina Cameron
fills this appointment. She is a
member of the Brisbane Branch
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The General Manager’s Comments
H appy New Year to everyone. I
hope it is a healthy and happy
one.
I do hope you find the contents of this
issue of The League interesting with its
mixture of nostalgia, student profiles,
branch news and an updates on life at
Student House.
Looking forward, we are again joining
other Commonwealth organisations in a
joint event – this time a visit to The Bank
of England, followed by lunch at a nearby
restaurant. This is a great opportunity to
meet with members of similar
organisations and explore the bank and
its museum.
Please do book up for our events as soon
There is some happy news for those of as you can as some of them do book up
you who know our Membership and very quickly. I wouldn’t like you to be
Administration Officer, Jordan Vieira. He disappointed.
became engaged to his now fiancée,
Emily, on January 1st, and we send our Any questions about The League? Please
congratulations to the happy couple. do not hesitate to contact me on:
020 7243 2633 or by email
doreen@victorialeague.co.uk
I look forward to meeting you at one of
our events.
Doreen Henry
En route to the Garden Party at
Buckingham Palace
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Membership Update
W ith deepest regret, we must
announce the passing of Mr
Robert Carrington, who had
been a Life Member of The Victoria
League. Since the autumn newsletter, we
were very happy to welcome Ms Victoria
Paton as our newest member.
You’ll notice the standard array of
activities found in this issue’s Diary of
Events, in addition to a few new
opportunities. One of which is an
expected rare tour of Speaker’s House,
nestled beneath Big Ben in the Palace of
Westminster. Also new this year will be a
tour of the State Rooms and garden at
Buckingham Palace, in addition to a tour
of the Imperial War Museum. Details for
these and all other events can be found at
the back of this issue.
In December, twenty-eight League
members, students, staff and guests
enjoyed a superb Christmas luncheon at
the Vincent Rooms at Westminster
Kingsway College. We hope you enjoy
having a look at some pictures from that
afternoon! As always, please do tell
family and friends about The League and
encourage those interested to join.
Winter 2019, The League | 5
Student House Update
a Diwali potluck, serving up delicious
S tudent House is filling up with
familiar and new faces as
students either return to the
House refreshed from the holiday
food followed by sparklers in our
garden after sunset. The tree-trimming
and Christmas parties were very merry
occasions as usual. With so many
break or move-in for the first time to students away during the holidays, our
begin the next academic term. House Manager, Laura, kindly hosted a
Christmas Day meal in her flat for
In adapting to the times, we now those who were around the House.
circulate a weekly interactive House
Bulletin to all residents via email using Please enjoy these pictures of life at
the Microsoft digital story-telling Student House!
feature, ‘Sway’. The programme allows
us to conveniently compile interesting
content, such as video clips of the New
Year’s Eve countdown, alongside
upcoming dates for the diary and
practical weekly notifications. We also
have a new Instagram account and
have been posting pictures of life at
the House! Please follow us if you wish
at VL_Student_House
As far as events go, our annual
Welcome to London Party in the
autumn was very well-attended (see
pictures!), and the students and
Council members enjoyed a fun raffle
to raise funds for our Overseas
Projects. This was in addition to an
optional donation added to the
October-December invoices, which
many students have generously
supported.
In what looks to become an annual
tradition, several students took part in
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Student House Update
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Branch News
Horsham Branch Westminster Branch
Grafton Edwards Eileen Davenport
One of our members, Stephen Chapman, The Westminster Branch sends its best
gave an interesting talk called 'Wines of wishes for a happy and healthy New Year
Andalucia' at a wine-tasting event with for all. A list of the Branch’s events will be
nibbles held in November. In mid- published in the spring issue of The
December, the Horsham Branch held their League.
annual Christmas Cheer party. Mince pies
and mulled wine were enjoyed by over
twenty members and guests. The
Chairman welcomed everyone and gave a
progress report of the current VL project
in Rwanda. Then, after some hearty
seasonal carol singing, there was a raffle.
About £300 was raised for the project.
The Victoria League South Australia
Many thanks to the committee and Sandy Sexton
members for all their support.
Timber roof trusses and roof purlins have
all been procured and are on site for The
The Victoria League Otago
League’s sponsored healthcare facility in
Betty Rawlings Kaseni, Tanzania. The village is now ready
to commence the structural timber roof
The League’s Christmas lunch was all to work and the purchase and installation of
be desired. Twenty-nine members and roof coverings and galvanised steel
friends enjoyed the ambience of the corrugated roof sheets.
Dunedin Club, an excellent lunch and an The Executive Committee has also
entertaining address about Christmas as committed funds to an orphanage project
depicted in Jane Austen novels given by in central Kenya that is run by a registered
Professor Emerita Jocelyn Harris, a world charity in Australia. The charity is operated
authority on Jane Austen. Their next entirely by an Australian woman, Yasmine
function, Waitangi Day on 6 February, will Ernst, voluntarily. The orphanage burnt
be held as usual in the auditorium of the down in February 2017, and The League
Early Settlers Museum ('Toitu'). has donated $7,200 in emergency funding
The League kindly donated £262.83 to to rebuild the dormitories and toilet
Headquarters in November. blocks.
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From the Archives: Matron Dora Rhys
Denese Wyatt
South Australia
T hese photographs are of my
grandmother, Dora Rhys,
treating a serviceman and of
the dining room at The Victoria
League Club in Great Cumberland
Place during WWII. Dora was a
matron at The Victoria League during
this time. My mother Nona was a
nurse at Middlesex Hospital, and she
often stayed over with her mother in
her quarters at The League.
It was on one of these visits that she
met my father Max Redden, an
airman from Australia, who was
convalescing after a ditching near
Malta in which he was the sole
survivor. They later married in
London, and my brother
was born in Wales very
shortly before the war
ended. They then moved
to Australia, where I was
born.
My grandmother, Dora,
eventually moved to
Australia to be near her
daughter, and she
became the Matron at
Kapara Repatriation
Hospital at Somerton in
Adelaide, South Australia.
Winter 2019, The League | 9
Student Profiles: Rashmi & Freyaan
R ashmi Shankar (left picture) from Mumbai,
India, is earning her MA in Media,
Communications and Critical Practice at
the London College of Communication, University
of the Arts London. Her roommate, Freyaan
Anklesaria (right picture), from Ahmedabad,
India, is working towards a MSc in Space Syntax –
Architecture and Cities at University College
London. Have a look at their answers to our
resident survey:
Why London?
R: The university I have always wanted to study at
(one I’m at currently) is here and I was most keen What is something that irritates you?
to be here. London’s been my dream city since R: People who tell other people how to live and
forever! who believe no other way except theirs is right.
F: It is the best place to study this course. F: Ignorance combined with arrogance. Having
come so far from home, having put in all the
How did you hear about Student House? effort to get to study here, I am saddened by
R: Through a friend who had a friend living here. people who don’t value knowledge!
F: From a friend who stayed here few years back. Do you have an interesting fact about yourself?
What do you like to do in your spare time? R: (Not really… wish I did!)
R: Read, listen to music, photography, play F: Recently I found myself helping a group of
sudoku French tourists find their way by translating for
F: Practice yoga, music, read, see the city, earn them since they didn’t speak English. Thereafter,
money to cover the cost of living in this expensive helping them buy an oyster card from an Indian
city! store by translating from French to Hindi (in
London?!!). Until that point, I thought I was an
What is your ultimate dream/objective? outsider in this city, but being able to help them
R: To stay true to myself and do everything with out changed how I saw myself. And given that I
love! barely speak French, it was doubly surprising!
F: I am always living it.
What is your favourite quote?
What is your most memorable moment? R: ‘All that is gold does not glitter,
R: When I travelled to Ladakh with my family, in Not all those who wander are lost;
2016. The most anticipated trip of my life until The old that is strong does not wither,
then, and it surpassed expectations. Also, moving Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
to London—something I’ve thought of and From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
wanted for forever. To see it happen and to live it A light from the shadows shall spring;
is a dream come true. Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
F: The views in Hyde park during fall! The crownless again shall be king’.
-JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
What is something you love or couldn’t live F: Some of the Buddha’s last few words: ‘appa
without? deepo bhavah’, meaning ‘be a light unto
R: My family! yourself’. Because it reminds you that no matter
F: My guitar, but I have managed 3 months now. what the circumstance, you have the option to
take the initiative to improve it.
10 | The League, Winter 2019Student Profile: Andrew Tham
F rom Kajang, Malaysia, Andrew Tham is
studying for a MSc in Transport and
Business
Management at Imperial
College London. Here’s a
engineering and transportation sector, especially
in developing countries.
What is your most memorable
moment?
quick Q&A with Andrew: A live Premier League match at Old
Trafford on the 30th of December
Why London? 2018! I have been a Man Utd fan since
Besides having world I was 8 years old, so the fact that I
class universities, could be in the stadium to watch them
London is a vibrant city play live was really a dream come true.
filled with rich history,
culture and What is something you love or
modernization. It has couldn’t live without?
always been my goal to live and study here, and I My mum’s cooking! I miss her Baba-Nyonya
hope to maximize my short time here (12 months) dishes such as Chicken Pongteh, Acar and Peanut
and explore London and the UK as much as I Soup!
could.
What is something that irritates you?
How did you hear about Student House? Somebody who agrees to be present for a
As I got my offer of study pretty late and I was meeting at a specific time, but cancels it last-
totally new to the city, I consulted my friend who minute with no apparent reason.
is working in London on places to live. He highly
recommended the VL Student House as it was Do you have an interesting fact about yourself?
strategically located, affordable, great staff and I used to collect bread clip (the plastic tag with
has a homey feel. He was absolutely right, and I the expiry date which is used to tie the bread
am very delighted to be staying here. No regrets! plastic together) when I was in primary school. I
still keep them in my room back home and I have
What are your studies/career to date? a few thousand of them to date.
I graduated from The National Energy University
(UNITEN) in Malaysia with a degree in Civil What is your favourite quote?
Engineering about 2 years ago. I then worked as A quote by Steve Jobs that says: ‘You can't
an engineer with a British based contractor in connect the dots looking forward; you can only
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before undertaking my connect them looking backwards. So you have to
masters here in London. trust that the dots will somehow connect in your
future’. I learned this quote while studying his
What do you like to do in your spare time? speech for a module I took during my pre-
I like to play badminton during my free time back university course. It has left a deep impact on me
home. As badminton is rather a craze back home, ever since.
I even have a few different WhatsApp groups
specifically for badminton only. In London though, Anything else you want to share?
I like taking walks in Kensington Gardens. We are My stay here at Student House has been a
very fortunate that it is just walking distance from fantastic experience. From the friendly and
the Student House. helpful staff, to the diverse culture and
backgrounds of my fellow housemates. I have
What is your ultimate dream/objective? attended a few parties at the House and even
I want to use the skills and knowledge gained tasted Nigerian and Indian cuisines cooked by my
here to contribute back to the society in the civil fellow housemates. It is truly a wonderful place to
live in!
Winter 2019, The League | 11Diary of Events Piano and Violin Recital Tuesday, 22nd January, 14h30 55 Leinster Square | London | W2 4PW Cost: Free (Donations Appreciated) Booking Deadline: Monday, 21st David Soo returns to Student House with Mi Yang, another Australian-Chinese musician, to entertain Student House residents and League members with a piano-violin recital. They have performed throughout Australia, Asia, England and Europe. Lunches at the Victory Services Club Monday, 28th January, at 12h30 and Tuesday, 26th February, at 12h30 63-79 Seymour Street | London | W2 2HF Cost: £26.00 (£28.00 with tea or coffee) Join us in January (on a Monday!) and February for our regular ‘Tuesday lunches’ to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Victoria League members and their guests are welcome to join this informal lunch with wine. Commonwealth Day Service Monday, 11th March, at 14h45 Westminster Abbey | London | SW1P 3PA Cost: Free (Limited Availability – Book Early!) Booking Deadline: Monday, 11th February This annual multi-faith service will be held in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and will bring together diverse performers and speakers from throughout the Commonwealth. 12 | The League, Winter 2019
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Private Tour of the Imperial War Museum
Monday, 25th March, at 14h00
IWM | Lambeth Road | London | SE1 6HZ
Booking Deadline: Whilst Ticket Supplies Last
Cost: £20
Join us on an exclusive, private tour for VL
members as we explore the impact of war and
contemporary conflict on people’s lives through
the iconic and everyday objects on display in the
Museum. Highlights include the Harrier jet, a
Spitfire plane and V2 rocket.
ANZAC Day
th
Thursday, 25 April, from Dawn
Various Locations (See Below)
Booking Deadline: Thursday, 29th March
Cost: Free
This annual event marks a national day of
remembrance in Australia and New Zealand.
Whilst the Dawn Service is not ticketed, please
contact us should you wish to obtain tickets for
either or both ensuing events.
5h00: Dawn Service
New Zealand Memorial | Hyde Park Corner
11h00: Wreath Laying Ceremony and Parade
The Cenotaph | Whitehall | SW1A 2ET
12h00: Service of Commemoration
Westminster Abbey | London | SW1P 3PA
The Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving
to mark ANZAC Day commences at 12h00. Guests
must be seated by 11h45.
Winter 2019, The League | 13Diary of Events Bank of England Talk and Lunch Wednesday, 1st May, from 11h00 Bank of England Museum | Bartholomew Lane | London | EC2R 8AH Booking Deadline: Wednesday, 17th April Cost: £55 (TBC) Organised under the Joint Commonwealth Organisation (JCO), this event will begin with a relaxed, seated presentation in a special cinema on the Bank’s history since its founding in 1694, including the main roles and functions of the bank today. There will be an opportunity to ask questions, and a hearing loop is available in the cinema. The presentation lasts one hour, after which guests can leisurely browse the Museum’s displays until the three- course lunch with wine at a nearby restaurant (two-minute walking). Tour of Speaker’s House TBC - May Parliament | London | SW1A 0AA Cost: Free We are working to arrange a private tour of Speaker’s House in Westminster Palace. The official residence of the Speaker of the House of Commons, the House is located underneath Big Ben at the northern end of the Palace. We are waiting for parliament to publish its May recess dates and will have more details in the next newsletter. 14 | The League, Winter 2019
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Lunch at the Victory Services Club
Tuesday, 28th May, at 12h30
63-79 Seymour Street | London | W2 2HF
Cost: £26.00 (£28.00 with tea or coffee)
Join us at our regular Tuesday lunches to catch up
with old friends and meet new ones. Victoria
League members and their guests are welcome to
join this informal lunch with wine.
Trooping the Colour
1st Rehearsal - Major General’s Review
Saturday, 25th May, at 10h00
Horse Guards Parade | London | SW1A 2AX
Cost: £5
Booking Deadline: Whilst Ticket Supplies Last
2nd Rehearsal – Colonel’s Review
Saturday, 1st June, at 10h00
Horse Guards Parade | London | SW1A 2AX
Cost: £10
Booking Deadline: Whilst Ticket Supplies Last
Queen’s Birthday Parade
Saturday, 8th June, at 10h00
Horse Guards Parade | London | SW1A 2AX
Cost: £40
Limited Availability – Register Now!
We reserve the right to consider previous
attendance when allocating tickets so that as
many members as possible can experience
the event.
Winter 2019, The League | 15Diary of Events Beating Retreat Wednesday/Thursday, 5th/6th June, at 20h00 Horse Guards Parade | London | SW1A 2AX Cost: £18 Booking Deadline: Whilst Ticket Supplies Last An unforgettable evening as 300 musicians, drummers and pipers perform this age-old ceremony. The Beating Retreat is a major event in the Army’s ceremonial calendar, delivering an evening of spirited marches as well as poignant and evocative hymns and anthems. Garter Procession Monday, 17th June, from 12h00 Windsor Castle | SL4 1NJ Cost: Free Booking Deadline: Tickets are allocated by ballot, for which we have applied. The next issue will have further details. Every June, the Knights of the Garter gather at Windsor Castle, where new knights take the oath. The knights process to a service in St George's Chapel, wearing their blue velvet robes, the badge of the Order and black velvet hats with white plumes. Queen’s Cup Polo Final Sunday, 16th June, Time TBC Windsor Great Lawn | SL5 0PT Cost: £60 (TBC – Based on last year) Booking Deadline: The Ticket Office does not open until May. Please register your interest with us now, and we will be happy to provide cost details and make a booking for you when available. 16 | The League, Winter 2019
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Shakespeare in the Square
Thursday, 20th June, Time TBC
Leinster Square Gardens | London | W2 4PW
Cost: £25 (TBC)
Booking Deadline: Whilst Ticket Supplies
Last
Join us in the lovely garden behind Student
House for a performance of Shakespeare’s A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, with pre-show
drinks and nibbles on the Student House
terrace. The cast has used Student House as a
green room for the last few years, and the
past performances have not disappointed!
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, 3rd July, at 14h30
Location TBC
The Victoria League’s annual business meeting
will last approximately one hour and will be
followed by a tea and coffee reception. Venue
details and additional information will be
provided in the next issue.
Winter 2019, The League | 17Diary of Events Victoria League Annual Summer Luncheon Tuesday, 30th July, at 12h30 55 Leinster Square | London | W2 4PW Cost: £12 Booking Deadline: Tuesday, 17th July Our annual Summer Luncheon provides the opportunity of mixing with old friends and meeting new ones, getting to know students at The Victoria League House, and enjoying summer in the garden. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre TBC – August 21 New Globe Walk | London | SE1 9DT Cost: £37.50 (TBC – Based on last year) Booking Deadline: Whilst Ticket Supplies Last Join us at the Globe Theatre for our annual afternoon of Shakespeare as we enjoy the authentic atmosphere, fantastic acting and Q&A with some of the cast after the show. As booking is not yet open for the summer season, we will have details in the next issue. Buckingham Palace Tour Thursday, 26th September, at 10h45 Buckingham Palace | London | SW1A 1AA Cost: £31.50 Booking Deadline: Whilst Ticket Supplies Last This day at the Palace will begin with access to the State Rooms followed by a tour of the gardens. A buggy is available to drive those who might have difficulty walking the grounds, and any member who requires assistance can bring their companion, who will receive free admission. 18 | The League, Winter 2019
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Afternoon Tea at Student House
Wednesday, 9th October, at 14h00
55 Leinster Square | London | W2 4PW
Cost: £5
rd
Booking Deadline: Thursday, 3 October
Never been to Student House but always
wondered what it looked like? Or perhaps
you have been before, but it’s been a
while? Come and join us for tea, coffee and
delightful little treats here in our lovely
Victorian terraced house.
Lunch at the Victory Services Club
Tuesday, 29th October, at 12h30
63-79 Seymour Street | London | W2 2HF
Cost: £26.00 (£28.00 with tea or coffee)
Join us at our regular Tuesday lunches to
catch up with old friends and meet new
ones. Victoria League members and their
guests are welcome to join this informal
lunch with wine.
Christmas Luncheon
rd
Wednesday, 3 December, at 12h30
Location TBC
Cost: TBC
Booking Deadline: Details for the
luncheon will be provided in the next
issue.
Winter 2019, The League | 19Dates for Your Diary
January M T W T F S S
1 2 3 4 5 6
22nd – Piano & Violin Concert 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
28th – Victory Services Club Lunch 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
February M T W T F S S
1 2 3
th
26 – Victory Services Club Lunch 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28
March M T W T F S S
1 2 3
th
11 – Commonwealth Day Service 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
25th – Imperial War Museum Tour 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April M T W T F S S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
th
25 – ANZAC Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
20 | The League, Winter 2019Dates for Your Diary
M T W T F S S May
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1st – JCO, Bank of England
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 25th – Major General’s Review
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 28th – Victory Services Club Lunch
June
1st – Colonel’s Review
M T W T F S S 5th/6th – Beating Retreat
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8th – Queen’s Birthday Parade
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16th – Queen’s Cup Polo Final
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 17th – Garter Procession
20th – Shakespeare in the Square
M T W T F S S July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3rd – Victoria League Annual
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 General Meeting
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30th – Victoria League Annual
29 30 31
Summer Luncheon
M T W T F S S
1 September
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
26th – Buckingham Palace State
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Rooms & Garden Tour
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
Winter 2019, The League | 21Dates for Your Diary
October M T W T F S S
1 2 3 4 5 6
th
9 – Afternoon Tea 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
29th – Victory Services Club Lunch
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
M T W T F S S
December 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
th
4 – Christmas Luncheon 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
PLEASE NOTE
Members should be aware that some of our events may require a degree of
standing, walking and climbing stairs. Any Member who may have difficulties with
mobility should ensure they bring someone to assist them. If you have any
questions about access at an event, please do not hesitate to contact us.
This Diary of Events is open to all UK and Overseas members and friends of The
Victoria League, to members of The Royal Over-Seas League, The Royal
Commonwealth Society, The Britain-Australia Society, Women’s Corona Society
and other Commonwealth organisations.
Further information on events organised by our Westminster Branch may be
obtained by contacting the Chairwoman, Mrs. Eileen Davenport, on 020 8839
8662. Further Information on events organised by our Horsham Branch may be
obtained by contacting the Secretary/Treasurer, Ms Louise Edwards, on 07743
862790.
22 | The League, Winter 2019Membership & Social Media
Know someone who might want to join The Victoria League?
We always welcome enquiries from people about joining The Victoria League and sharing in the
events and aims of promoting Commonwealth Friendship. Membership is open to anyone aged 18
or over with an interest in the Commonwealth.
Standard Membership is £25.00 and
e-Membership is £12.00 per year. Our members
reside both here in the UK and Overseas.
Membership enquiries and orders for the
pictured lapel badge (£7.50 each) can be
addressed to:
Jordan Vieira
Membership & Administration Officer
55 Leinster Square | London | W2 4PW
Tel: 020 7243 2633
E-mail: membership@victorialeague.co.uk
Social Media
The Victoria League is now on Instagram! Please search for ‘Victoria League Student House’ and
follow us at VL_Student_House
We have a Facebook page set up for members and the general public to like and follow. However,
we also have a separate group which only our members can join. If you have a Facebook account,
simply look for the group named ‘Victoria League Members’ and submit a request to join. As the
group has been set up as a private/closed group, members will need to be approved before seeing
content and conversations. This is to prevent the general public from seeing information available
only to our members.
Content in the group includes events, electronic copies of the newsletter and every so often we
may share photos or information which is only applicable to members of The League. Additionally,
there are news items and Commonwealth information we think might be of interest.
The Victoria League also has a LinkedIn organisation page if you wish to connect with us there.
Winter 2019, The League | 23Please complete this booking form and return with your cheque to:
Jordan Vieira Booking & Donation Form
Membership & Administration Officer
The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship
55 Leinster Square | London | W2 4PW
Alternatively, you may phone and pay by credit or debit card.
No of Total Guest
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