Cittie slickers

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Claire Hillman
Alumni Officer

The Cittie of Yorke, an 'olde worlde' pub in the heart of London, was the venue for the latest meeting of the Alumni Society London Club. It was standing room only as over 100 alumni crowded into the atmospheric cellar bar for a night of fun, food, booze and, of course, intellectual discussion.

Alumni from all over London and the south-east braved the transport chaos to join the party. Robert Chambers (MAPS 1978-81) typified the lengths alumni will go to to attend such popular Alumni Society events; he had taken over three hours to travel from Hassocks by train, a journey that would normally take 40 minutes. Despite his travel trials he soon got into the spirit of the party and was last seen brandishing a rail timetable and wondering if he would get back home before Christmas.

The guest list handed out at the door caused much excitement as alumni attempted to put faces to recognised names. All generations from Sussex were represented, from the 1960s to the more recent graduates of the 1990s, and there were screams of recognition as old friends met up again.

The event was organised by Claire Simons (EAM 1992-95), who works in the Alumni Centre. She commented, "The London Club has a strong and loyal following and the events are always well supported. I was asked so many times when the next event was going to be, I think I'd better start planning another one straight away!"