Speaker: Nigel Fenner, author of ‘Cambridge Sport: in Fenner’s Hands’ Synopsis: Frank Fenner, a local tobacconist who, across the middle of the 20th century, did much more than found Fenner’s Cricket Ground In the second half of the nineteenth century, England was experiencing a sporting revolution that went global, with Cambridge, and perhaps Frank Fenner, […]
Speaker: David Oates, U3AC Member interested in heraldry since his schooldays Synopsis: The 39 coats of arms on the Orwell chancel ceiling are a remarkable and unique survival from the fourteenth century, commemorating the rise, fall and restoration of Sir Simon Burley, an important figure during the troubled reign of the young King Richard II, […]
Speaker: Bernard Lockett, Trustee of the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival Synopsis: A background, overview and assessment of the works; then a consideration of the social and political satire within; finally to see the world wide popularity of the shows in the 21st C and modern production values.
Speaker: Dame Mary Archer, co-chair of the Campaign Board raising funds to build Cambridge Children’s Hospital Synopsis: The East of England is the only area of the country that does not have a specialist children’s hospital. The unfortunate anomaly will be rectified by the creation of the Cambridge Children’s Hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. […]
Speaker: Raymond Stern has practiced and taught architecture, design, and history in Europe, South-East Asia, the US and Canada Synopsis: The Smithsonian Institution eventually grew into the largest museum and research complex in the world. James Smithson who never set foot in the US, was the bastard son of the notorious Duke of Northumberland. A […]
Speaker: Professor Herbert E. Huppert FRS, Institute of Theoretical Geophysics, Cambridge Synopsis: Gigantic volcanic eruptions, either into the atmosphere or under the oceans, can claim many human and animal lives, do enormous and very costly damage, as well as often supplying wonderful sights. I will outline some of the background, describe the initiation of tsunamis […]
Speaker: Victor Lucas, U3AC member and former High Sheriff Synopsis: The Office of High Sheriff is the oldest secular Office in the United Kingdom. This talk examines the history of this ancient Office and the role today. (Rescheduled from May 2024).
Speaker: Jeremy Johnson, an active member of Cambridge Doughnut (CamDEAG) Synopsis: The word economics is originally from the Greek meaning management of the home, so how can doughnuts help us with the management of our home – the planet Earth? This talk goes into the ideas of Doughnut Economics and how we can use a […]