Women of Note brings
Among Friends – concert for a winter evening
8pm Tuesday 10 December [doors open 7.40]
Storey’s Field Centre, Eddington, Cambridge CB3 1AA
An enchanting evening of music, featuring a lineup of performances from Women of Note, Nota Bene and Eclipse, plus instrumentalists Tom Ling and Jon Betmead.
All ticket income will go to the Cambridge City Food Bank.
As cold settles outside, enjoy an evening of melody ‘among friends’ celebrating the power of shared music.
A licenced bar and refreshments will be available during the interval.
Women of Note is an established a capella group, led by Chloë Allison. Rooted in the natural voice approach, this friendly women’s group celebrates shared song through a range of unaccompanied music.
Eclipse is a small vocal group with a passion for beautiful songs along with the joy of singing together. The group is led by musical director, Milly Bristow-Bell, and artistic director, Julie Bristow.
Nota Bene is a group of friends who share a love of singing. The twelve members sing a capella with a repertoire ranging from Byrd to Bowie – and quite a lot of Sondheim in between.
Tom Ling & Jon Betmead – instrumentalists – bring a folk flavour to the evening. Jon was a prominent figure on the Folk Music circuit and Tom is a performer and composer. They promise an intimate interval performance.
Seats are unreserved. Tickets at £10 (under 16s free) are available from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/women-of-note or 0333 666 3366
Invitation to exhibition and private view – all are welcome
A solo exhibition by Yvonne Salmon of multimedia work at the Alison Richard Building (West Road), ‘For those who don’t want to be found’ is on now until 20 December. Private view on 21 November 5.30-8pm, no need to RSVP.
https://arbart.crassh.cam.ac.uk/for-those-who-dont-want-to-be-found/
3pm Saturday 30th November 2024
Cambridge Concert Orchestra – Music for EACH and Everyone
Conductor: Suzanne Dexter-Mills
An afternoon concert to raise funds for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH)
To include:
Ernest Tomlinson – Comedy Overture
Gustav Holst – Folk Songs from Somerset
A Tribute to Henry Mancini
Alan Menken – Beauty and the Beast
George Gershwin – Fascinating Rhythm
and more!
Impington Village College, New Road, Impington CB24 9LX
Tickets: adults £12, FREE for children
Online box office: cco.org.uk
We are also on Facebook: facebook.com/cambridgeconcertorchestra
HIAM Sports & Social Club, Putney Hill Rd. Prickwillow, Ely, Cambs. CB7 4UU.
Contact details on Website: https://www.hiam.org.uk/?page=ballroom
Lovely dance floor. Great acoustics. Licensed bar. Level access. Raffle. Free Wifi. Ample free parking.
Doors open at 7pm for evening dances. (1 pm for Tea dances)
Sunday Tea dances : 2 til 5 pm Members £6.50. Non-members £8.00 incl. tea/coffee/biscuits.
Saturday night dances : 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Members £7.50. Non-members £9.00.
50/50 BALLROOM & SEQUENCE DANCES at Hiam 2024
All dances listed below are ‘pay at the door”.
Saturday 23rd November: Chris Powell
Sunday 1st December TEA DANCE: Paul Hadley
Saturday 21st December: David Last
Plus: Thursday tea dances with CDs hosted by Amanda & Richard, 2-4:30 p.m. £4 including tea/coffee/biscuits.
Upcoming Events at David Parr House
TALKS:
“‘It comes to us all’: Death and Dying” lecture series at the Intellectual Forum, Jesus College
We are all guaranteed one thing in life: that, eventually, we will die.
In a series of six free, public panels and lectures at the Intellectual Forum at Jesus College, Cambridge this autumn, we will explore this fundamental human experience from cultural, spiritual, legal, and technological perspectives.
We will consider questions such as:
All events will take place at 5.30pm at Jesus College, Cambridge on evenings between 17 October and 20 November. Five of the six events will also be livestreamed via Zoom. Booking is required, but all tickets are free of charge and all are welcome. Find out more: https://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/events/death-and-dying-lecture-series
Walking Rugby
Would you like to join a small group to play walking rugby at Cambridge Rugby Club, Grantchester Road, on Wednesday evenings at 6pm. Under lights in the winter. This is all about fun and exercise and no recent rugby experience required. Tackling is by touch only!
If you are interested please email: paul.seviour@btopenworld.com
Current as of September 2024
Scruffs Salon – hair models wanted for 2025!
Scruffs runs their hairdressing training school on Bridge Street every Wednesday afternoon between 3.30pm and 7pm. Call or email the salon to book in your complimentary blow dry or a half price haircut. Email: salon@scruffs.com or call: 01223 355358
Call for participants – men invited to take part in focus groups.
About the project: PhD researcher Ellie Buxton would like to hear from men about their thoughts on different attitudes towards women. She’s recruiting for focus groups with 4-8 men per group, which can be run offline or online, and will be 90 minutes max. Participants will also be entered into a prize draw where there is the chance to win one of 7 Love2shop voucher prizes! (1x £100, 2x £50, and 4x £25). It’s also important to note that all members of the groups would remain anonymous in the write up of her study and all research outputs.
Contact E.R.Buxton@lboro.ac.uk to learn more and find out how to take part.
Volunteers sought for school place appeals panels
Parents/carers have the right to appeal if their child is not offered a place in their preferred school. We coordinate an Independent Panel to review a school’s decision to refuse a school place and determine whether one should be offered, or not.
We urgently need volunteers to be part of this professional panel – Please Apply Today! – Full training will be given. Please see further information on the following website – School admission appeals panel volunteering | Cambridgeshire County Council or contact Clare.Cronk@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Current as of October 2024
Diabetes research study
Do you know anyone living with diabetes? Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge are recruiting for a PhD study looking at the use of a blood flow restriction technique in healthy and diabetic feet. The aim is to improve the health of people living with diabetic foot, which can be a life changing condition. If you are living with diabetes with either healthy feet or diabetic feet, please consider taking part in this 4-week research study. Find out more information here: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/angliaruskin/ipcdiabetes or email Chloe French at ccaf100@pgr.aru.ac.uk by mid-November.
Volunteering Opportunities at The Museum of Cambridge
Front of House Volunteer: Welcome visitors to the Museum, share your own passion for history with local people, and national and international tourists, and make a significant impact to Cambridge’s local social history Museum.
Tour Guide Volunteer: New to the Museum this year we are looking for volunteers to help us lead, weekly tours of the historic quarter of Cambridge and within the Museum. Tours currently run on Monday’s with the possibility of expanding to more dates as the season continues!
Family Events Volunteers: Our summer calendar of family events is filling up with hands-on workshops and crafts. Join as a volunteer to help with natural dyeing, journal making and other fun family activities through the summer.
Collections Volunteer: This summer and autumn we are exploring the Museum’s framed collections. Get stuck into cataloguing, cleaning and caring for the Museum art, picture and print collections. This short term project will contribute to our catalogue of knowledge and preserve our collections for generations to come!
To get involved with any of the above roles, please visit: MyImpactPage – Museum of Cambridge (betterimpact.com) to create an account and apply today!
Current as of June 2024
Blood Pressure Balance Programme for Older Adults – Starting Online in November
This program focuses on simple breathing exercises, mindfulness, and gentle movements to help lower blood pressure and improve overall heart health.
It has been designed by a Clinical Psychologist and teaches participants how to use breathing and movement practices to lower their blood pressure. All of the techniques in the programme are research evidence-based and have been adapted for older adults.
The next programme starts on Tuesday 12 November 2024 for six weeks, and will be delivered online via Zoom.
The course from The Mindful Life Group has been funded by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS for Older Adults in the region. For more information visit https://the-mindful-life.com/blood-pressure-balance
Information for walkers: Rights of Way and obstructions
The Rights of Way officer for South Cambridgeshire is anxious to support users of footpaths and wants to encourage members of the public to report obstructions. You can do this via the Report It page on the Council website here: https://highwaysreporting.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/
It is helpful to upload a photo if possible. The Officer’s name is Oliver and his telephone number is 07393 142 442. His email address is oliver.ayto@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
City Hearing Aid Maintenance sessions
Don’t let your hearing stop you from joining in the adventures of life! Come along to one of 4 CDA Drop-In Hearing Aid sessions where we maintain NHS supply hearing aids, replace tubing and domes, clean moulds and supply hearing aid batteries. We can also signpost to other services. Please see below for dates etc. See you there!
The Meadows Community Centre: 4th Thurs of the month, 10 – 11.30am
St. Andrews St Baptist Church: 4th Wed of the month, 10am – 12 noon
Cambridge United, Cledara Abbey Stadium: 3rd Thurs of the month, 1.30 – 3.30
St. Philips Church: 3rd Wed Quarterly May / Aug / Nov / Feb, 10.30 -12 noon
Current as of May 2024
Healthy You
Healthy You is a free service for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough residents who are looking to make changes to their lifestyle. Designed to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes or dementia. An NHS Health Check helps find ways to lower this risk. FREE to everyone aged between 40 and 74 and takes just 20 to 30 minutes.
To book your FREE NHS Health check appointment text: HEALTHYU to 60777 or call: 0333 005 0093, or visit www.healthyyou.org.uk