While in the USA on a Politics trip with pupils and visiting New York and Washington, Al MacEwen from the Bradfield Society & Development Office co-hosted a City Drinks event in New York on Thursday 8 February 2024.

The evening was held for Bradfieldians living and working in New York. It was hosted at private members club The Cornell Club at 6 East 44th Street, courtesy of Bradfieldian Robin Elliott (B 54-59) who made all the local arrangements and helped to host the evening. We thank Robin for his generosity in supporting this event.

We had a fabulous attendance with over 30 guests signed up and enjoying each other’s company in lovely surroundings during the evening. A similar drinks night was hosted in summer 2023 by Bradfieldian Charlie Martin (H 06-09) and it was great to see the numbers building for this networking group. It was also fantastic to have so many girls attending this time including, Sarah Bakker (nee Middleton M 05-10), Lauren Bedsole (K 99-01), Lavinia Loria (K 16-21) who is a recent leaver and studying in New York, Fiona Gibson (J 95-97), Cecelia Speiph (nee Holmberg J 99-01), Clare Sant (J 90-92), Letitia MacDonald (J 06-08) and Amelie van Halem (J 12-14).

There were representatives from all the boys’ houses at the drinks reception as well, with the exception of A House! These included Tim Berryman (G 99-04), Ben Burne (F 85-90), Lloyd Hall (E 04-05), Thomas Nasr (E 12-17) and Henry Pinnell (C 96-01) to name a few.

We hope that this will become a regular get together in New York now that we have a large group of Bradfieldians reconnected in the area. Charlie said afterwards "I thought it was a major success with a real range of former students & some wonderful conversations!" We hope that everyone will be available for the next date which he will be co-ordinating.

A gallery of photographs of the evening can be found below. If you joined us and have any additional photos to share, we would love to see them.