We started arriving at 12:30 pm onwards. The event was a big success. We had 40 attendees including spouses. There were 24 members present.

I received very positive feedback from all members who came. We had many new members, who were full of praise! We did well financially too. All members were very happy with the lunch, which included a good variety of starters, main course and Dessert. They all liked the Karaoke music in particular and enjoyed the opportunity to sing in 'taal' with the music. Bhagwant Singh Virdi enthralled everyone with his lovely singing and very impressive mimicry of some of the most renowned Indian singers.

The AGM went very smoothly as all the reports had been given in advance. There was some debate on the next Reunion as well which everyone agreed should be on 25th September 2011. The elections went very smoothly with just one change in membership. The accounts were passed without any reservation. The details are all in the Minutes of the AGM.

My thanks go to all the committee members who helped make the event a success. My particular thanks to Vijay for all the photocopying and posting; to Nisar for the additional packs and registration; to Varinder who handled the DVDs and shirts; to Ajay for helping with Karaoke; to Vijay, Kiran and Dipak for getting so many members to come.

Everyone left at around 6:00 pm with a smile on their face and prepared to get home for the World Cup football Final!!

Jayant Tanna - Chairman, ESS Alumni