The recent Great Exhibition Road Festival (GERF) weekend (June 5-7) saw a busy and enjoyable London visit for many RCS alumni! The highlight was the RCSU/RCSA joint Summer Dinner at the London Postal Museum. 130 RCS students and alumni got into their best outfits and gathered at the underground WC1 location of the London Postal Museum’s Mail Rail venue. This outstanding and atmospheric space had dining tables in amongst the museum exhibits and right next to the driverless, narrow gauge underground Mail Rail, The diners enjoyed a superb three-course meal and wine, followed by speeches and an award ceremony. The excellent key note speech was by RCS alumnus Jamie Alldridge who spoke passionately about his time at Imperial and offered insights and advice for current student wanting to make the most of their time at college and to be successful in their chosen careers. RCSU president Jack Swires then presented 12 students and alumni (pictured above) with various RCS colours awards. Finally, Jack Swires himself received a surprise Lifetime Honorary RCSA Membership award for outstanding service to the RCS during his four years at college so far. A great evening was enjoyed by all and this was another highly memorable event with RCS students and alumni mingling together, and enjoying each other’s company at a wonderful and inspiring venue.
Earlier in the day the RCSA had joined forces with the CGCA to sponsor and host an alumni lounge event held in the Eastside Bar and Lounge on Prince’s Gardens. With the GERF weekend in full swing, visiting alumni were able to join the RCSA team for a break, a coffee, a sandwich and a chat. The lounge was open from 10am till 5pm and over 100 Imperial alumni with friends and family were welcomed in.
Roger Preece, the incoming CGCA president, had arranged to give an informal 30 minute presentation on mentoring, so this was an added bonus for many alumni with mentoring being a hot subject at the moment with so much student demand for it. As well as the RCSA and CGCA teams, the IC Advancement alumni team were on hand in the lounge as well including Nicole Kempton their Director of Alumni Engagement. It was great to see the different alumni groups working hand-in-hand to make sure visiting IC alumni had a great time.
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