John S - Cambridge Society of Luxembourg

Dear Cantabrigians,

We are pleased to invite you and your partner to the annual Michaelmas Dinner to be held at :

Cercle Munster
5-7, rue Munster
L – 2160 LUXEMBOURG

Wednesday, 2nd December 2015
Drinks and petits feuilletés will be served from 19h00
Dress is formal (black-tie) and gowns may be worn if you so wish.

The menu choices are as follows:

Menu 1:
Risotto de champignons, noisettes et crème tournée aux épinards
—
Filet de daurade, chou rôti, beurre de moules et pamplemousse
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Pommes vertes en fine gelée, sorbet au thé vert à la menthe

Menu 2:
Tortelli à la morue et réduction de poivrons rouges
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Joue de boeuf cuite à basse température, échalotes au vin rouge et
pommes lyonnaise
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Coing fondant à la vanille en millefeuille, crème glacée au
gingembre confit

Menu 3 (vegetarian)
Risotto de champignons, noisettes et crème tournée aux épinards
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Cassolette de légumes de saison, envie de nature
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soit Pommes vertes en fine gelée, sorbet au thé vert à la menthe, soit Coing fondant à la vanille en millefeuille, crème glacée au gingembre confit, au choix

All to be accompanied by fine wines, and followed by coffee with petit fours after dinner.

For members who have paid their annual membership fees for 2015, the price for the evening is €55, for non-members it is €65.

If you wish to join us in what is one of the most significant and enjoyable events in the Society’s calendar please reply to secretary@cambridge.lu, copied to rakeshbhana@cantab.net by latest 23rd November giving the name(s) of who will be coming and indicating the choice of menu(s). If choosing the vegetarian menu please indicate the chosen dessert (either “Pommes vertes” or “Coing fondant”).

Please also transfer the appropriate amount to the Society’s bank account BCEELULL IBAN LU24 0019 3855 9528 0000 with the mention “CSOL MICH DINNER”.

A confirmation email will then be sent to you shortly after 23rd November.

We very much look forward to seeing you there!!

Schuman Oval, Evrange

When Cambridge suggested a cricket match against Oxford for July 2015 the reply is rumoured to have been “that’s not how you spell croquet”, but ironically Oxford almost had the last laugh. Several Cantab. tyros were regretfully and regrettably absent for good reasons (James Verity, Simon Norcross, and Chris Brealey) while Oxford even had a townie oik signed up to bowl uphill into the wind all day and carry the bags. In the end James Leader swapped sides having matriculated in both cities, and 7-a-side it was (each side containing one ten-year-old of unimpeachable university lineage). With the temperature around forty degrees it is a miracle that a ten-over match was pursued with such vigour, but Cambridge won batting second while losing only three wickets (two to Phil Wynne-Owen who was smarting after a duck with the bat). Steven Clarke, John Verrinder, Adrian Wykes, and young Lydie Wykes shone at the crease, while the bowling was rather more friendly (except for the gritty Steven Clarke and Lydie Wykes who took wickets aplenty). Angus Macrae and Richard Goddard scored worrying numbers of runs for Oxford, and the molehills incited one unknown maverick to return to the ground a few days later to erect a sign on the outfield bearing the word “revenge”. The form that this took has not been discovered, although the sign remains in the net area.

Despite the concerns raised during the winter, the cricket was a great success and formed a good backdrop to the serious business of drinking, barbecueing, and socialising. Indeed, the cricketers were outnumbered by the remainder by a margin of nearly four to one, making this one of the biggest, as well as most genial, joint social events of recent times. A return for 2016 is promised, and further possible fixtures for a joint Oxbridge side have been mooted. Many thanks to the Oxford committee for organising the refreshments while Cambridge managed the venue (the Schuman farmhouse at Évrange) and the sport.

Many thanks to the Wykes for making available to the two Societies their wonderful grounds at the Schuman farmhouse!