Archive for 2014 news
Belsize Baroque’ gives concert in support of DSMT
On a chilly night in November 2014, lovers of baroque music, including DSMT supporters and members of the general public enjoyed a delightful evening at the Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street. Under the direction of maestro Adrian Butterfield, baroque orchestra Belsize Baroque, assisted by student trumpeters from the Guildhall School of Music gave an animated […]
Read moreAdded value
DSMT Scholarships aim to give ‘added value’ Our HE scholarships encourage girls to undertake voluntary work and to build up a work experience portfolio. Palestine has one of the lowest rates of female participation in the labour market in the world and we hope this might give them a competitive edge in the job market […]
Read moreDSMT HE 2014 scholarship
In July 2014, five aspiring former pupils of the Dar El Tifl School in East Jerusalem applied for this year’s DSMT HE scholarship. The award pays all fees for a four year under-graduate degree at a Palestinian university. All the applicants had scored highly in the school leaving Tawjihi exams this summer and all were […]
Read moreGoodbye to Chris Morgan Jones
The DSMT board was sad to say goodbye to Chris recently. He joined the board in 2007 when working at Kroll, and stayed on for several years after he left the company until increasing demands on his time recently meant he was unable to continue on the board. Chris’s specialist knowledge, thoughtfulness, generosity and humour […]
Read moreFloreat Domus
The Trust were delighted to be included in Dominic’s Oxford college newsletter, Floreat Domus – 2014 Balliol College News. Click on the link to read the article on page 20. Floreat Domus – page 20
Read moreThe London Colour Run
Dominic Simpson was one of my best friends. When I met him he was a diplomat in Saudi Arabia, but unlike all the others I knew. He also served in Yemen and Jordan and I saw that he really understood the region and cared about it. I was always touched by his insights, his attempts […]
Read moreKnees up for DSMT
We are a group of friends here on the Isle of Wight, who had the idea that it would be great fun to hold a charity barn dance. As one of our group, Fiona Seymour, is administrator for the Dominic Simpson Memorial Trust, it was an easy decision to choose the DSMT to be the […]
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