The Dutch Burgher Union’s ‘home’ with a restaurant, bar, billaird tables and meeting rooms has been located centrally in Colombo for over a century at the junction of Bauddhaloka Mawatha (ake Buller’s Rd) and Havelock Rd running south-north across colombo — and thus withina stone’strow of many facilitees including the University of Colombo, Nomads cricket ground, the SL Broadcasting Corporation, Archives, et cetera. I have used it as a meeting spot often and in mid-September 2020 held a THANK YOU party for friends and relatives who had sustained me over a five-month covid-informed stay in Lanka.
So, its is a delight to feature its further growth in pictorial form…. Michael Roberts
A NOTE received:
to Fiona about the history of DBU.
There had been a Dr. V.R. Schokman who was the President of DBU in 1940’s, I have attached a picture of him too.
The room rates are between 40–60 $ per day.
DBU GENERAL COMMITTEE 2022/23 …. elected on 31 May 2022
PRESIDENT: Mr. David Colin-Thomé
DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Mr. Timothy Speldewinde
SECRETARY: Mr. Sean Van Dort
TREASURER: Mr. Malory David
GENERAL COMMITTEE
Mr. Stephen LaBrooy
Mr. Joachim Caspersz
Mr. David Martenstyn
Mr. Dallas Martenstyn
Mrs. Julia de Mel
Mr. Bill Deutrom
Ms. Leann de Zilwa
Mr. Tony de Livera
Mr. Chris Quyn
Mr. Marlon Jansen
Mr. Sven Muller
CUSTODIANS
Mr. Nigel Austin
Mr. David Grenier
Dr Stephan Anthonisz
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