The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

The College at Large
members of the Grants Committee, and to the Senior Tutor,
Marc Brodie, for his help and advice, and also to Angela and
Nicholas Fox for their work on maintaining the website.
The Association very much values the support of the College
and the participation of the Warden in the work of its Executive
Committee; it welcomes the fact that in re-organizing the work
of the College Development Committee, the link with the
Association through its President has been maintained.
The Association has also placed on record its appreciation of
the advice and assistance it has received from Isla Smith, the
College’s Development Executive, and at the AGM members
resolved unanimously that she should be offered Honorary
Membership of the Association. The Association looks
forward to working with Jenny Tudge, the new Director of
Development, and Ruth Cowen, Alumni Relations Officer, in
the future.
The London Dinner
Angela Fox writes: ‘At the kind invitation of Patrick Shovelton
CB CMG (1937), the 73 rd Annual London Dinner was held once
again at Brooks’s Club on Friday, 30 January 2009.
The President of the Keble Association, David Senior (1955),
presided. The Great Subscription Room provided the gorgeous
backdrop for a convivial evening shared by 52 old and current
members of the College and their guests. The evening’s repast
included spiced Morecambe Bay potted shrimps, chicken breast
with sun-blushed tomatoes and parmesan cream sauce, and a
deliciously comforting bread and butter pudding with a sauce
anglaise, followed by coffee and vintage port. The members in
attendance represented matriculation years from 1938 to 2007.
The President welcomed the guests, and grace was said by Mike
Lambert (1959). The loyal toast was proposed by the President.
Patrick Shovelton followed with an entertaining and insightful
introduction to the history of Brooks’s and the beautiful art
adorning the Great Subscription Room.
Jason Whelan (1986), who travelled from Moscow to attend
the dinner, gave a rousing toast to the College. The Warden
responded with a review of the year in College, highlighting the
well-received publication of Keble Past and Present and outlining
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