Old Malvernians headed to London for the second annual OM Club dinner, held at the Caledonian Club on Friday 23rd February.
The OM Club Dinner was established last year to bring together members of the 11 OM sports clubs, as well as distinguished guests and the wider Malvernian community.
Following a champagne reception, over 70 guests tucked into traditional Caledonian fare including smoked mackerel, beef stew and dumplings, cranachan and Orkney tablets.
Keith Metcalfe, Headmaster of Malvern College, recited a verse from the College’s cherished school song, ‘Carmen Malvernense’, and spoke to dinner guests about future plans for Malvern College. Robin Black (8.71-76), Chairman of Malvern College Council gave the Loyal Toast, Mark Hardinges (1.91-96) was our Master of Ceremony for the occasion, and we were delighted David Nash (7.94-96) could join us as our guest speaker.
David gave a hilarious after dinner speech based on his time at the College (through which Mark Hardinges and Andy Murtagh paid the price!), his life as a cricketer and his new path as a successful businessman. David lived and breathed cricket from a very young age and is one of Middlesex’s best-loved cricketers, with over 250 appearances to this name. But the end of his 16-year cricket career proved to be the beginning of something far greater. Determined to make something more of his life, he set out on a journey that would see him build a multi-million-pound business and business that has already raised over £20 million for charities across the UK.
The evening was a roaring success and the Malvernian Society has been delighted to receive so many messages of thanks and praise for this dinner in the days following it.
Watch this space for the next OM Club event!
David’s book Bails and Boardroom: How Cricket Changed My Life is out now. Visit Amazon for details.
View the full list of upcoming Malvernian Society events.
