The “home” course for the University Golfers is The Royal Worlington & Newmarket Golf course. Often referred to as “The Sacred None” it offers a challenging 9 holes in beautiful surroundings some 20 miles from Cambridge. Here the young golfers receive tuition from golf professional Richard Beadle as they bid to be selected for the University team …
I love Midsummer Common! It hosts many annual events, Midsummer Fair, Strawberry Fair, Bonfire Night and the circus. A place which everyone can enjoy all year round. Walking, cycling, sitting watching the river flow and the colourful narrow boats, seeing the rowing eights glide by, flying a kite, enjoying a pint at the Fort St George or a …
This year’s fortnight full of events kicked off with an invitation for any passers by to play any one of the 15 pianos that suddenly appeared around the city this morning!! The University of Cambridge Festival of Ideas celebrates the arts, humanities and social sciences. This years’ theme is “Dreams & Nightmares”. Events, talks, walks and more..and …
The Gog Magog Molly was formed in 1996. As far as I can make out they took their inspiration from Morris Dancers and are particularly active in East Anglia. Tradition has Plough Monday (the first Monday after Epiphany) in January as cause for a dance. Not sure what the relevance of today’s date was but all the same it …
Cambridge holds on to many of it’s old traditions and one of these was acted out today. Just after 2pm the Trinity Bell started tolling. At 2.20pm a robed figure walked slowly down Trinity Street and approached the Great Gate at Trinity College. Sir Gregory Winter, for it was he, then delivered 3 loud knocks with the help of a stone onto the …
A glorious September morning in Cambridge lifted the spirits. Spirits soared even higher on the arrival in the Market Square of a young RAF officer with a radiant smile. Davina was collecting for RAF charities on Battle of Britain day. Davina told me about her time in the RAF, her tours of duty to the various troubled spots. She is soon …
Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye were browsing Paul’s book stall on Cambridge Market on Monday. They were in town to play The Corn Exchange that evening and took the chance to take in some on the city, which, they told Paul, they had thoroughly enjoyed. Patti probably best known for her hit with the Bruce Springsteen penned “Because the …
Nick is one of the few full time punt chauffeurs, working the river all year around. The punt companies hire in casuals for the main tourist season, some of whose commentaries can be “economic with the truth”! Such a shame and so unnecessary as the history, the architecture, the characters and the real stories are fantastic enough with no need for embellishments. This is not the case …
6am Sunday morning. Just had to stop and take a picture. Dawn breaking over Midsummer Common, the early autumnal mists are hanging just above the ground and the shadowy figures are Red Poll Cattle. The Red Poll are owned by the wife of a local vet and grazed on various of the city’s common grounds. …
The restoration of the Trinity Great Gate doors nears completion. Today saw the left hand door lifted back into the position that has been it’s own since 1523! It reurned on a flatbed lorry from Exeter where it received a bit of tlc and some highly skilled craftsmanship to allow it to see out another …