Croydon Catenians Circle 60

The enrolment of Bro Bill Doherty at its February meeting made it two in a row for Croydon Circle, hot on the heels of the enrolment of Bro Mark Ismond in January 2013.  Testimony indeed to the efforts of Circle membership Officer John Fennell.   Bill made a particular point of thanking Brothers for the warm welcome received, both in enrolment and during his time as a Visiting Gentleman.

Bill a retired Head Teacher, is married to Anna with a grown up family.  He attends St Columba’s Church in Selsdon, where he also taught Confirmation classes for many years.  By way of Catenian connections, Bill’s former School Secretary was the Mother of current Croydon Circle President Bro Richard Mills.

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Croydon Circle President Bro. Richards Mills, Bro. Bill Doherty, Croydon Circle Membership Officer Bro. John Fennell

2013 got off to a flying start for Croydon Circle with the enrolment of Brother Mark Ismond at its January meeting.

Mark, a Planner for British Telecoms, is married to Jenifer and has two daughters, Jasmine and Martine, pupils at local Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools. The family attend St Gertrude’s Parish Church, South Croydon. Mark is looking forward to becoming an active member of this vibrant Circle.

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Croydon Membership Officer Bro. John Fennell, Bro. Mark Ismond, Croydon Circle President Bro. Richards Mills.

2012

Tuesday 23rd October – 7.30pm – Presidents’ Half way Night

Sunday 4th November – 10.30 Six Provinces Mass for Deceased Brothers   at              Westminster Cathedral.

Sunday 18th November – noon – Circle Mass for Deceased Brothers followed by lunch – St Columba’s Church, Selsdon

Thursday 22nd November – 7pm for 7.45pm – Clergy Night at Farleigh Common Golf Club.

Tuesday 27th November – 8pm – Circle meeting

Tuesday 18th December –  7.30pm Circle meeting followed by Stag Supper

2013

Tuesday 22nd January – 8.00pm Circle Meeting

Tuesday 26th February – 7.30pm – Circle Meeting followed by Quiz Night and supper with ladies.

28th March – 7.30pm – Circle Meeting followed by End of term Supper

23rd April 7.30pm – AGM followed by Circle Meeting

Friday 10th May – 6 Provinces Joint Meeting and Croydon Circle’s 1100th Meeting at London Lancaster Hotel.

Friday 10th – Sunday 12th May – Annual Conference at London Lancaster Hotel

Sunday 12th May – River Thames Cruise

Friday 24th May – 1100th Meeting Gala Dinner & Dance

Croydon Circle celebrates its 1100^th Meeting in May 2013 and has been invited to host the 6 Circle Joint meeting on the opening Friday Night of the London Conference on May 10^th 2013.

The 6 Provinces of London have each appointed a Circle to represent them at the Joint Meeting . The other Circles will be London Circle (2) from Province 2, South London Circle (10) from Province 7, West London Circle (48) from Province 8, London Charterhouse Circle (49) from Province 14, Crawley Circle (195) from Province 18 and Croydon Circle (60) will be representing Province 19.

This event will be the first official engagement of Bro. John Rayer as Grand President and it is expected to attract a large attendance from brothers in the 6 Provinces area and those attending the Conference.

To encourage London brothers to attend, the organisers of the Conference have arranged entertainment for the Ladies whilst the meeting takes place.

Don Maclean the well known comedian, entertainer and broadcaster will be regaling the ladies about his days on Crackerjack and other programmes.

On one of the few warm, dry and sunny evenings at the end of July, Croydon’s Vice President, Andrew Denore and his wife Lina entertained the Circle ladies, brothers, wives and their families to a summer barbecue in their large garden.

Almost 100 people attended a great evening of music, food and family gossip. President Richard Mills ably assisted by Andrew cooked an enormous amount of food on the barbecue. Hopefully, this will become an annual event once again.