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OCs Week Celebrations 2011 / BCS

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THE OLD COTTONIAN’S WEEK CELEBRATIONS ~ BCS 2011

Programme
Monday, 30th May   :
09:00 a.m.  : Special Chapel Service in the Holy Trinity Chapel   
6:00 p.m.  : Junior School Variety Entertainment

Tuesday, 31st May  :
09:00 a.m.  : Annual Past vs. Present games fixtures
07:30 p.m.  : Dinner in the Headmaster’s Lodge

Wednesday, 1st June  :
09:00 a.m.  : Annual Speech Day
11:00 a.m.  : Annual Cricket Match against Old Cottonians
02:00 p.m.  : Lunch in the Main School dining hall      
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Dress Code: - Blazer/suit and tie for the Speech Day Function, Chapel Service and Dinner in the Headmaster’s Lodge.

Blazer and white flannels for those involved in the cricket match and track suits for other games.

Col. R. Dewan
Secretary OCA (India)

G.S. Gill retires as DGP HP

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G.S. Gill [Rivaz 1955-65] retired as Director General of Police  Himachal Pradesh on 30th June 2010 – after 36 years of an illustrious career.

OCA HP Chapter organized a farewell party on the evening of the 7th July at the Oberoi Clarkes Hotel, which was attended by many OCs and also the HM of BCS Mr. Roy Robinson.

All the best to GS Gill for the future – we understand that Gill plans to take time off to travel extensively, and do just about “nothing” for a while. Sounds like the perfect  retirement plan!

OC Dinner – at Shimla 4th June 2010

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OC DINNER – during OCs Week at Shimla.

On 4th June 2010, at Hotel Combermere.
Time 8pm onwards.
Dress formal.

Request all OCs,  those who will attend the  OC dinner on 4th June, should give a prior intimation for  their participation to Capt. R S Thakur, Sec. HP Chapter, on his email/mobile given below: 

Email rs_tango@yahoo.co.in

Mobile 098160 77142

Col. R. Dewan
OCA India Secy

BCS sesquicentennial celebrations – HP Chapter registration

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This is for the attention of all OCs belonging to the Himachal Pradesh OCA Chapter that they must immediately, if not already, register themselves for the BCS Sesquicentennial Celebrations. The registration form is available with HP Coordinator:

Dinesh M. Sud
c/o Dewan Chand Atmaram
47 The Mall
Shimla 171001
Phone 9805057500

LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION IS – 28th AUGUST 2009.
Please take note that last-minute registrations will not be accepted.

A payment of Rs. 2000 as registration fee of OCA India, plus Rs. 5000 contribution towards the OCA HP Dinner to be held on 3rd October total Rs. 7,000.  Any additional contribution towards the OCA Fund is welcomed.

Details of the programme can be read here.

All cheques/drafts for the OCA HP Chapter to be made payable to:
“OCA-Himachal”
AXIS BANK
Account # 050010100080130

Sincerely
OCA Web Admin

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Hotel accomodation for Sesquicentennial celebrations at BCS Shimla

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Dear OC’s 

This is to intimate that OCA (India) has blocked rooms at the following hotels for stay from 2nd October to 5th October 2009

1)  30 rooms at hotel Eastbourne with special rate of Rs. 4400/- per room per day inclusive of taxes and breakfast. All OC’s who wish to stay at this hotel may kindly send 50% advance by cheque favouring “ East Bourne hotels Pvt. Ltd.”  The cheque may be forwarded to Mrs. Kala Raman, Secy to Jaspal Sawhney, IInd Floor, Plaza Cinema Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi – 01 , Tel: 91-11-23326440, M- 9818887433, email- plaza_eagletheatres@yahoo.com

2) 20 rooms at hotel Combermere with special rate of Rs. 4500/- per room per day inclusive of taxes and breakfast.  All OC’s wishing to stay at this hotel, may please send 50% advance by cheque favouring “Hotel Combermere”. The cheque may be forwarded to Mrs. Kala Raman at my office.

3) 30 rooms at Hotel Holiday Home as detailed under :-
Cozy Deluxe @Rs.2574/- per room per day.
Deluxe          @Rs.2310/- per room per day.
Semi Deluxe @ Rs.2134/- per room per day.
The above tariff is inclusive of taxes, with breakfast on twin sharing basis . You may kindly send 50% advance by cheque favouring “ Dy General Manager, HPTDC, Hotel Holiday Home, Shimla” . The cheque may be forwarded to Mrs. Kala Raman at my office. 

Since accommodation at these hotels is restricted, the rooms will be allocated on first come first serve basis.

If you require any further clarification, please revert to me.

Best Regards,

Jaspal S. Sawhney

Of Simla, Delhi, Calcutta, Bishop Cotton School, Indian Railways, Game Reserves……

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An interesting article on the internet.

The Price family section contains personal accounts of different aspects of life of the British in India from the early 1920′s to partition in 1947 during the British Raj. It includes memories of Simla, Delhi, Calcutta, Bishop Cotton School, Indian Railways, Game Reserves, Wartime experiences in Borneo, Labuan and Rangoon.
The history of the Heysham family starts with the earliest records in 1226. It includes the text from a fascinating book about John Heysham MD who was very largely responsible for the first acturial tables and was also an eminent naturalist, and life in the 1700′s.
Further is an account of the death of my Uncle, Harry Stone of the Devonshire Regiment, in the 1st Battle of the Somme in 1916……

Read it here