Dates for Diaries
· 25th Annual Golf Day
89th Annual Reunion Dinner 2008
Saturday 26th April 2008
Venue: The Royal Maritime Club, Queen Street, Old Portsmouth, PO1 3HS
Ticket Price: £30 (Concessions for ‘Leavers’ £20)
Dress: Black Tie/Dark Lounge Suit
You have to be an OJ to attend but you do not have to be a member of the OJA to attend so if you have friends from St Johns that you are still in contact with, please encourage them to come along. ‘Leavers’ are any students who left St John’s within the last 4 years (academic year 03/04 onwards). Each table seats 10 so why not try and fill your own table with a group of you.
Tickets are available by order form, located in the page entitled ‘Forms’ on this website. Please fill it in and post to;
OJA Annual Dinner Ticket Officer
St Johns College
Grove Road South
Southsea, Hampshire
PO5 3QW
Please include a stamped self addressed envelope for the mailing of your tickets. We need to confirm numbers 2 weeks in advance so plan early. Tickets will be dispatched 2 weeks prior to the event.
Itinerary
5.30pm Pre Dinner Mass at the College Chapel
Arrive: 6pm Balcony Bar opens
AGM 6.45pm (Brocks bar, ground floor)
Dinner 7.30pm
Menu
Starter: Ardennes Pate
Main Course: Roast Loin of English Pork
Dessert: Hot Dutch Apple Pie
Cheese and Biscuits
Coffee and Mints
Wine on Table
(Additional wine must be purchased from the Club)
The Bar will re-open after the main course has been served
Speeches and Raffle approx 9.15pm
Socialising until midnight
Function ends 12.30am
(The Maritime Club is a five minute walk from Gunwharf and its late night clubs and casino for those who with to continue their evening!)
The Royal Maritime Club also provides some accommodation (with breakfast). Prices start from £34 for a single room up to £68 for a twin/double. For enquiries please contact them directly on 023 9282 4231 0r visit www.royalmaritimeclub.co.uk.
Some details of surrounding facilities and how to find the venue:
Queen Street is the road that joins the dockyard (Victory) gate (where HMS Victory languishes alongside the Warrior) and St. John’s Roman Catholic Cathedral. The Royal Maritime Club is a couple of hundred yards up from the dockyard gate on the right hand side (opposite where the old Whitbread Brewery used to be).
This is a 10 minute walk from Portsmouth Harbour Railway Station. Recommended parking is in the Gunwharf underground car park, which is security monitored. Parking charges are suspended overnight so the cost is reasonable. This is a 15 minute walk away.
The 25th Annual Golf Day
Waterlooville Golf Course
16th October 2008
Tee –off 9.30am
Details are being finalised and any information will be published in the Bulletin and updated on our webpage.
Please contact Brother David for enquiries
Tel. 01730 897560 / 01730 893130