A Greek Poem in The Shirburnian

This article has been submitted by James Kierstead (Abbeylands).  James is a former editor of The Shirburnian and winner of the Marson Greek Prize, and is now a Lecturer in Classics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand: Not long ago I received an email from my old guitar-teacher (and keen local historian), George Tatham. Attached … Read more

Childhood Leukaemia Charity in Italy, Martin Pugsley (m 89)

I have set up a charity in Italy called Comitato Fiori di Lavanda Onlus to raise funds for research into childhood leukaemia.  I attach a recent article that appeared in the British Chamber of Commerce for Italy review which sets out details of what the charity does.  Further details are also available online at www.comitatolavanda.com.  HM Ambassador to Italy, Christopher Prentice CMG, is the charity’s patron. 

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