A Happy New Year to you all wherever you may be in the world.

The time has come to find out how many will be attending the JCR on 17th February.  Could you please let me know whether you intend to attend.  The arrangements are the usual:

The India 4  have been busy and we will need to be fairly precise with numbers so please RSVP.

The arrangements are as usual:

                5:30pm: El Vino, Fleet Street for pre-prandial libations

                7.00pm The India 4 (formerly Zin, formally India India)
               4, 8 Crane Court (same address) for a spicy dish of Indian origin

                Good wine and food, and excellent company, guaranteed

Invites and reminders have now gone out by email

Polite reminder::

 a) It is not a requirement to attend both events. It is perfectly fine if you wish to join us just for drinks at El Vino or just for the meal at The India 4

b) If you are intending to  join us for drinks only, or for the meal only, or for both drinks and meal, then it would be extremely helpful if you would let me know so that everyone can be accommodated. Payment in cash please.

Next dates Tuesday 14th April with date for July to be announced in due course:  Invites and reminders go out a few weeks before the date.

Look forward to seeing you there

Chris Hicks

ev****@**mg.org

Once again our restaurant of choice has changed its name: this time from Zin to The India 4.  The 4 is important because there are other restaurants (three I presume) who have chosen the same name.

Whether because of the new name or some other reason they have been busy and we will need to be fairly precise with numbers so please RSVP.

The arrangements are as usual:

                5:30pm: El Vino, Fleet Street for pre-prandial libations

                7.00pm The India 4 (formerly Zin, formally India India)
               4, 8 Crane Court (same address) for a spicy dish of Indian origin

                Good wine and food, and excellent company, guaranteed

Invites and reminders have now gone out by email

Polite reminder::

 a) It is not a requirement to attend both events. It is perfectly fine if you wish to join us just for drinks at El Vino or just for the meal at The India 4

b) If you are intending to  join us for drinks only, or for the meal only, or for both drinks and meal, then it would be extremely helpful if you would let me know so that everyone can be accommodated. Payment in cash please.

Future dates: TBA:  Invites and reminders go out a few weeks before that date.

Chris Hicks

ev****@**mg.org

Would you take career advice from your cat?  Are the streets of London paved with gold?  Or wool?  Or… Bitcoin?

Come and join JOM members on a fascinating two-hour walking tour of the world-famous City where our official City of London guide, historian and author, Jesus alumna Anne Fletcher, will explain all.

Since its very beginning, the City of London has been a creator of wealth.  From its origins 2,000 years ago as a trading post in the Roman Empire to today it has been vital to the economy of the country.

With this money came power.  On our walking tour we will discover some of the people and institutions that gained both money and power – and hear tales of the unfortunate ones who did not benefit at all.

Our tour begins in the oldest part of the City: there Anne will share fascinating stories about medieval markets, merchants and trade guilds.

Later we will see some of the great financial institutions that grew up to support trade as it went global, including the Bank of England.  And in the hidden alleyways we will discover how coffee led to a financial revolution that changed the world.

Bringing our story right up to date, our tour ends among the spectacular skyscrapers that are the hub of the City’s financial sector today.

Date: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Meet time: 1pm for 2pm start

Meet location: Old Red Cow, 71 Long Lane, Barbican, London EC1A 9EJ

Price of tour: £20 a head

Limit: 20 attendees

Pay JOM no later than: Saturday 27 September 2025

Please book early here to avoid disappointment!

Pub refreshments are not included: so please pay for them as you go.

This event is kindly organised by Andy Simpson (Jesus, 1970).

Please pay online, fill in the attached form then email  to Events Coordinator

ev****@**mg.org

Once again our restaurant of choice has changed its name: this time from Zin to The India 4.  The 4 is important because there are other restaurants (three I presume) who have chosen the same name.

Whether because of the new name or some other reason they have been busy and we will need to be fairly precise with numbers so please RSVP.

The arrangements are as usual:

                5:30pm: El Vino, Fleet Street for pre-prandial libations

                7.00pm The India 4 (formerly Zin, formally India India)
               4, 8 Crane Court (same address) for a spicy dish of Indian origin

                Good wine and food, and excellent company, guaranteed

Invites and reminders have now gone out by email

Polite reminder::

 a) It is not a requirement to attend both events. It is perfectly fine if you wish to join us just for drinks at El Vino or just for the meal at The India 4

b) If you are intending to  join us for drinks only, or for the meal only, or for both drinks and meal, then it would be extremely helpful if you would let me know so that everyone can be accommodated. Payment in cash please.

Future dates: Tueday 25th November2025:  Invites and reminders go out a few weeks before that date.

Chris Hicks

ev****@**mg.org

Jesus College Oxford Saturday 28 June 2025 from 10:15 to 15:00

£30 for 3 talks & Hall lunch; add £15 for Cellar wine tour/tasting

***Closing date forTicket payment is Saturday 14 June 2025***

Our annual OMD is open to all Jesus Old Members and guests. This year’s outline is:

Our College Archivist Dr. Robin Darwall-Smith will speak on Ernest Hardy, Principal of Jesus College Oxford who died a century ago. An eminent historian of ancient Rome, he guided the College through the difficult days of the First World War and its recovery, and yet he achieved all this having lost his eyesight in earlier life.

Then two speakers from Wales will chime with current significant efforts by the College to raise the number of applicants from Wales. The speakers will talk about their experience in significantly raising the aspirations and success of able students in Wales in terms of exam outcomes and top university entrance.

Elisabeth Jones (Somerville, 1978) is former Chief Legal Adviser to Senedd Cymru, the Welsh Parliament, and served as interim Counsel General for Wales. In retirement, Elisabeth runs a Summer Scheme in Cardiff for Year 12 students interested in a legal career.

Leo Ball (Wadham, 1988) is a Cardiff freelance physics educator who works closely with the Welsh Government’s Seren programme for gifted state school students. As well as workshops and interview preparation, Leo’s physics Olympiad programme has dramatically increased successful Oxbridge applications. JOM has supported some of this work.

We will have lunch in Hall, with an opportunity to chat and catch up with friends.

After lunch, Philip Burrows, Senior Research Fellow in Physics at Jesus and Steward of the Senior Common Room will talk on wine at the College with a tasting of several wines from the cellar and a rare chance to go down into the cellar! There is an additional charge of

£15.00 for this item on our agenda.

Our schedule for Saturday 28th June 2025:

10.15              Coffee and tea in Ship Street

10.40              Robin Darwall-Smith ‘Ernest Hardy: Jesus’s Blind Principal’

11.35              Leo Ball and Elisabeth Jones ‘Turning Up the Aspirational Wick’

12.35              Pre-lunch drink in the Bastion in Ship Street

13.00              Lunch in Hall

It’s £30.00 per person up to this point, and if you would like to stay on for the extra special wine item, please add £15.00 for a total of £45.00 per person.

14.15              Wine tasting and College Cellar Tour with Philip Burrows

Please book as soon as possible using the Booking Form and send to the event coordinator.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday 28 June 2025 for a most enjoyable day!

Peter May (Chair JOM)

Zin Restaurant has been booked for the next gathering on 8th July.  The general concensus at our last gathering was that Zin has improved during our absence and being closer to El Vino is once again our favourite diner

                  5:30pm: El Vino for pre-prandial libations

                   7:00pm: Zin (formerly India India) for a spicy dish of Indian origin

Good wine and food, and excellent company, guaranteed

Invites and reminders go out a few weeks before that date.

Polite reminder::

 a) It is not a requirement to attend both events. It is perfectly fine if you wish to join us just for drinks at El Vino or just for the meal at Zin (8 Crane Court)

b) If you are intending to  join us for drinks only, or for the meal only, or for both drinks and meal, then it would be extremely helpful if you would let me know so that everyone can be accommodated. Payment in cash please.

Future dates: Sometime in September

Chris Hicks

ev****@**mg.org