All alumni and current members of Churchill and their guests are invited to join us for this year’s Association Weekend programme, including our annual Association Dinner.
Programme
Friday 23 September
From 2pm: Rooms available for check-in at the Porters’ Lodge and name badges available for collection from the registration desk on the main concourse.
Please enjoy your afternoon in College and explore our new one-mile perimeter walk around the site (created during the lockdown), or visit the Founder and Foundation exhibition in the Wolfson Foyer.
6–7pm: ‘Designing for a Sustainable Future’. An interdisciplinary panel discussion considering policy and environment, through to engineering and architectural design, with speakers including Dame Polly Courtice. Use the form at the bottom of the page to let us know numbers if you plan to attend this hybrid event in person, or use our Eventbrite page to book to join online.
Followed by a choice of:
From 7.15pm: those dining at High Table in Hall gather in the SCR, ready for dinner at 7.30. Please note you must book for High Table in advance using the standard High Table booking form.
Or:
7.30pm: the highly popular Wine Tasting with Supper in the Fellows’ Dining Room, places strictly limited to 60. Please note this requires advance booking using the Wine Tasting booking link at the bottom of the page and costs £12 per person (on top of a High Table dining right). Max 2 bookings per person.
Saturday 24 September
7.30am–9.30am: Breakfast in Hall
11am: Golf at the Meridian Golf Club: coffee, bacon butty and one round is £35. Please email the Alumni Office if interested in joining.
12.15–1.45pm: Lunch can be purchased in the Dining Hall.
2pm: ‘The Future of Carbon-free Aviation’. Alumnus Mike Gascoyne (U&G82) spent 25 years in motorsport engineering. His current company’s focus is in developing carbon-free electric flight by bringing lightweight Formula 1 solutions, systems and agile processes to the development of eVTOL aircraft. Use the form at the bottom of the page to let us know numbers if you plan to attend in person, or use our Eventbrite page to book to join online.
4pm: ‘Reflecting on 50 years of the admission of women at Churchill’. A panel discussion around the admission of women to Churchill, looking at the historical context and repercussions. Speakers include the Master, Professor Alison Finch and Lesley Knox (U72). Use the form at the bottom of the page to let us know numbers if you plan to attend this hybrid event in person, or use our Eventbrite page to book to join online.
6–6.30pm: Churchill College Association AGM in the Bevin Room. All welcome.
6.45pm: Drinks reception on the Jock Colville Lawn (or main concourse if wet).
7.30pm: Annual Association Dinner in Hall with Guest Speaker, Churchill Fellow Professor Giovanna Mallucci.
12:30am: Buttery closes
Sunday 25 September
7.30am–9.30am: Breakfast in Hall
10am: Room check-out time (left-luggage room will be available at owner’s risk).
10–11am: Ecumenical Chapel service led by Rod Symmons (U74). All welcome.
11am: Boat naming of the new women’s IV, Lorna Montgomerie, at the Combined College Boathouses.
1pm: Boat Club lunch (other supporters and those who knew Lorna welcome) in the Fellows’ Dining room. See our separate event page for details and booking.
3–5pm: Trevor Cave (U71) invites all Pinksloshers, Wiggle-Waggers, Shovellers and subsequent generations of CCBC, plus Chapelgoers, and all who would wish to celebrate Canon Duckworth and/or a recent major birthday to meet for ‘Cocoa and Cakes’ in the Wolfson Foyer.
Dress Code
Daytime events: casual.
High Table: smart/businesswear (gowns not required).
Association Dinner: black tie or equivalent is welcomed but if you wish to dress less formally, please do so.
Guest List
Many alumni have told us that they like to see a list of people who have booked to attend events such as this one, as it can influence whether they choose to come. If you do not wish to have your name visible on this list, please email us to let us know (only alumni will be listed, not their guests). Please note also that the list will be updated manually in batches, so your name may take some time to appear further to booking, and this does not imply that your booking has not been received.
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Booking Info
Accommodation
Bed and breakfast accommodation in College can be booked through University Rooms, rather than the College, at our alumni rates. To see availability and book at these prices, please ensure that the code KX52218 is entered (this will be entered for you if you follow links on this page). Book in advance as no rooms can be booked on site during the weekend.
If you wish to amend your booking, you will need to do so via University Rooms: amendments cannot be made by College staff and may incur an admin fee by the third party provider. No refunds will be given for cancellations made less than 24h prior to your stay.
Dinner and other events
- Use the buttons below to book and pay for for accommodation, Wine Tasting and Supper, and Association Dinner events, or to use your dining rights at High Table on Friday as an alternative to the Wine Tasting.
- Bookings for Wine Tasting and Dinner will close at midnight on Monday 19 September (or on sell out for Wine Tasting).
- Use the short separate form to indicate if you plan to attend our in-person talks to help us with numbers.
- Use our Eventbrite pages to book to join our free hybrid talks remotely via Zoom.
Please kindly note that we are using new software for the booking forms. Unfortunately, those bringing guests may find themselves having to duplicate some information entry in order for the booking to proceed. We apologise for any annoyance caused, this is outside of our control.
Donations
Any gifts made through the ‘additional donations’ option in the Dinner booking form will go to the Hawthorne Prize for Engineering and the Christine and Hermann Bondi Prize for Mathematics. These subject prizes have been historically funded by the Churchill Association.
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