Cambridge Edition June 2013 Issue

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June 2013

Welcome

13 7ƫđ FIVE THINGS TO DO The editor rounds up her top picks for June 9-11ƫđ NIGHTLIFE From club nights and comedy to gigs and festivals, we’ve got the low-down on after-hours fun this month

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13-18ƫđ ARTS & CULTURE We take a look at arty goings-on and Ruthie from Cambridge Art Salon shares the gossip from the local arts scene

44-45 đ RECIPES Local lads and authors of digital recipe book Cook.Taste.Summer.Smile share a trio of seasonal delights

20-21 đ HOTBED Hotbed returns with a host of fresh writing talent in July – a festival which we're proud partners of

47 đ REVIEW We sample The Riverside Brasserie’s menu

23 đ FAMILY From farm trips to gymnasiums for kids, there’s lots of family fun to be had in June 25 đ STRAWBERRY FAIR Get set for Cambridge’s outdoor music and arts festival on the first of the month 26 đ COMPETITION This month we’re giving away a bundle of Elizabeth Arden goodies worth £500!

28-29 đ LISTINGS A comprehensive guide to events around the county this June 30-31 đ GROUP SPOTLIGHT We meet the extraordinarily talented Cambridge Community Circus 33 đ INDIE OF THE MONTH A tucked-away gem on Burleigh Street: the cute and quirky Jocalatte

49-51 đ FOOD NEWS A round-up of gastro goings-on for June

Kicking June off, in its own inimitable way, is Strawberry Fair, r, on the first day of the month. It’s a Cambridge event which has changed, evolved, and even been a source of controversy over the years, but it’s undoubtedly one which shows off a different, more creative and bohemian side of the city – which can be relegated to the margins the rest of the time. As well as the colourful parade (for which this year you’re encouraged to decorate your bicycles and don your best fancy dress), there’s the Strawberry Shorts film festival to look out for, plus a great showcase of local musicians and bands, as ever. Let’s just hope tradition is bucked and this year we actually get a bit of sunshine on Fair day… In celebration of National Bike Week and the ongoing Cambridgeshire Free Festival of Cycling, we’ve also got a special feature focusing on all things bicycle related – which meant I got to head out on the city centre roads for a bit of cycle training with our friends over at Outspoken (a thoroughly illuminating experience which you can read all about on page 37).

There’s a bumper arts & culture section inside too, plus a guide to getting your garden summer ready with our newest contributor Catherine. Enjoy the issue, and I’ll see you next month!

55-56 đ FIVE OF THE BEST Whether for a special occasion or simply a little extra sparkle in your life, here are our top jewellers in Cambridge 59-60 đ FATHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDE Dads are notoriously tricky to buy for. Use our handy guide for inspiration 62-65 đ FASHION Our top style selections for June

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70-77 đ INTERIORS This month, Emily tells you everything you need to know about conservatories

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Alex Rushmer, Charlotte Griffiths, Daisy Dickinson, Emily Brooks, Ruthie Collins, Sue Baker, Charlotte Phillips, Sian Townsend, Catherine Carr, Judith Bank, Alex Yandell, Edward Taylor

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80-83 đ GARDENS A mini guide to some of the things to do to get your garden summer ready

37-40 đ ON YOUR BIKE If there’s one thing Cambridge folk love (apart from punting, obvs), it’s cycling.

We’re celebrating the trusty two-wheeler

85 đ EDUCATION St Mary’s are on a mission to get the next generation of women switched on to ICT

43 đ FOOD COLUMN Salads don’t have to be dull; Alex shows you how to add a little pizzazz

87-88 đ PETS Look into microchipping your pet and make sure they’re safe in the sun

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Things to do this month 1

2 Norfolk Street Summer Event Norfolk Street’s annual shindig returns on 22 June with a day of family fun, arts, crafts, food and live music. There’s plenty to keep kids and grown-ups entertained at this colourful street party, geared towards celebrating the vibrant community in the Petersfield area of Cambridge.

The party takes place from 12pm until 5pm, with a packed schedule of acts including The Andy Bowie Jazz Band, salsa with DJ Sacha, Cambridge Community Circus and Coton Morris Men. There’s also a carnival parade, art displays, barbecue and ‘food alley’ featuring Jack’s Ice Cream, Irie Man, Chimney Cake, Norfolk Street Bakery, and lots more besides.

May Week Fireworks May Week (actually nine days, in June) is the climax of the Cambridge University year, when all exams are done and dusted and there’s nothing left for the students to do but celebrate. The colleges around the city host a series of lavish balls and parties, and even if your student days are long behind you, you can still join in the fun by heading down to the river to soak up the atmosphere and enjoy the spectacular fireworks displays.

The best vantage point is a punt, and for the most extravagant displays, we recommend heading down on either Monday 17 June (the night of the Clare and Trinity College May Balls), or Tuesday 18, which is when the St John’s Ball takes place. Scudamores offers private chauffeured 12-seater punts at £150, or public tours from £15 per person.

3 Get ready for Independent Retailer Month July sees the return of your chance to celebrate Cambridge’s fabulous range of independent retailers.

Cambridge Edition magazine is partnering with Cambridge BID Limited for Independent Retailer Month throughout July and will be showcasing a variety of events, discounts, promotions and special offers from many of our treasured ‘indies’ in and around the city.

We’ll be giving you the full story in our next issue, including a directory of everybody taking part. In the meantime, check the Love Cambridge website for more information. www.love-cambridge.co.uk

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4 Footlights Tour Show 2013 Cambridge’s world-renowned student comedy troupe Footlights are celebrating their 130th anniversary this year. With alumni including such comedy luminaries as John Cleese, Mitchell and Webb, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry and Peter Cook, audiences have come to expect a sky-high standard – and this year’s lot look set to deliver once again.

From 11 until 22 June, Footlights will be at the ADC with previews of their 2013 Tour Show: Canada – a blend of their trademark sketches, skits, songs and stand-up routines. Don’t miss your chance to see this show before it heads off around the world. www.adctheatre.com

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Cambridge Summer Music Festival, which takes place from 20 July until 4 August, is a huge celebration of classical music, offering the chance to see some outstanding performances in some of the city’s most historic buildings. To whet your whistle, this month you can catch the talented Tokyo String Quartet in the majestic King’s College Chapel. Regarded as one of the finest chamber ensembles in the world, the quartet has won international acclaim, performing over 100 concerts around the globe each season. This will be their final tour, making it all the more of an unmissable opportunity (30 June, 7pm). www.cambridgesummermusic.com

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Fernando’s Kitchen

NIGHTLIFE

Many Cambridge people will be familiar with the infectious musical stylings of Fernando’s Kitchen, given their regular presence busking in the Market Square on a weekend. The multicultural group, which ranges in number from three to six players, fuses flamenco, African and Latin vibes with contemporary influences in their own compositions and are known for their lively, crowd-pleasing performances. You can catch them doing their thing at Cambridge Junction on 22 June (£13 adv, 8pm). www.junction.co.uk

Good Lovelies Canadian folk group Good Lovelies are in Cambridge this month, performing at the Cambridge Union Society bar on 20 June. Due to release their new album in early 2014, the all-female trio bring humour and sass to their songs, which feature lively, vintage-sounding three-part harmonies and lots of different instruments. Since releasing their debut, Oh My!, in 2007, the stylish band has won New Emerging Artist at the Canadian Folk Music Awards and bagged the coveted Juno title for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year. Their Cambridge date marks the start of their summer tour, which takes them round the UK, including dates at several festivals. Tickets are £12, showtime 7.30pm. www.goodlovelies.com

The Fountain The unofficial Strawberry Fair after-party takes place at The Fountain on Regent Street, where revellers will head to carry the carnival vibe long into the night.

With a party spanning three floors, music will be provided by Boomslang's Mr B, plus Fountain favourites QVC, with sets from Mr Margaret Scratcher and Captain Stearne (1 June 10pm-3am. Entry is £3 after 10pm). Also up is brand new night Soul Strutters, which offers tunes of

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the funk, soul, reggae, disco and house persuasion (28 June, 10pm-3am, free entry). Rounding off the month with a bang will be a huge Off The Record allnighter, promising a line-up of some of the crème de la crème of the electronic music scene. Get your dancing shoes on and head down to soak up some top house, bass, garage and disco tunes through ’til 6am (£4 adv/£5 on the door, starts 10pm). www.thefountain.co.uk

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NIGHTLIFE

The Speakeasy Every Monday, The Man On The Moon in Norfolk Street turns back the clocks to become a cool, retro jazz club as the Cambridge Lindy Hoppers take over the venue with their dazzling swing moves. The Cambridge Lindy Hoppers have been going for years, and while some of their Monday night regulars are pretty sensational (think quick flicks and overhead throws that wouldn’t look out of place in a movie), they’re hugely welcoming to beginners. So, even if you’re not too confident about your Charlestons and swing-outs, feel free to head along to The Speakeasy and learn from the best.

It’s also a chance to listen to some great live music, performed by some of Cambridge's finest jazz musicians.

The Speakeasy runs from 8.30-10.30pm and entry is £5 on the door. There’s also a beginners class at 7.30pm. www.cambridgelindy.com

SHINDIG Summer Party

Midsummer Fair The ever-popular Midsummer Fair returns from the 19-24 June, bringing its usual array of rides and attractions. Incredibly, this is the 802nd time that the fair has pitched up on Midsummer Common, and there’s plenty on offer for all ages at this year’s event from classics like dodgems, ghost trains and carousels to more extreme rides for the thrillseekers among us – not to mention funfair essentials like candyfloss, toffee apples and games to enjoy.

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We love to see something a little out of the ordinary emerging on the Cambridge nightlife scene, so we’re intrigued by the SHINDIG Summer Party, which takes place this month.

Hosting regular nights that blend art, music and performance at interesting or unconventional venues, look to SHINDIG if you crave a little of the unexpected in your after-dark adventures. Head over to the garden at bohemian Mill Road hangout CB1 on 22 June (from 5 5pm), for a night of visual a and performance arts, drinks, food and frolics. d The soundtrack will be T pr provided by the ethereal si singer-songwriter Laura M McGarrigle, aka Gaze is Ghost, am amongst others (£4 adv/£5 do door).www.facebook.com/ sh shindiggig

Habadekuk Feisty Danes Habadekuk bring their energetic sound to Cambridge Junction on 15 June, following a roaring success at various festivals around Europe earlier in the year. The unusual band have become synonymous with entertaining folk music, and were recognised at the Nordic Folk Music Championship in 2009 before walking away with the title of Best Album 2011 at the Danish Folk Music Awards.

They began as a party band and are clearly on a rapid path to success. They’ll be on stage at 8pm, tickets £14 in advance. www.junction.co.uk

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NIGHTLIFE

Practice Sessions Over at Kettles Yard on Castle Street – recently selected as one of the top galleries in the world by The Times – you can start your weekend with an evening of art making, short tours, music and performance. Designed as the perfect pre-pub aperitif, the Practice Sessions allow guests to enjoy a drink while they sample different combinations of art forms and ideas. This month’s event, which takes place on 21 June (6-8pm), will reflect on the idea of collections and collectors with the gallery’s house guests project and artist Janine Woods (£8 per session, includes one drink then a paying bar). www.kettlesyard.co.uk

Live Music at the ADC The Coach House Company and Saxual Healing take over the stage at the ADC on 11 June for an evening of feel-good, jazzy pop covers. A new band in town, Saxual Healing are sassy girls who’ve become something of a YouTube phenomenon.

Their repertoire is huge, covering all manner of music from Bach to Britney,

with a couple of Disney classics thrown in for good measure.

The Coach House Company meanwhile are regulars at the Clare Cellars, and their unique interpretations of folk songs are sure to get you tapping your toes. Join them at 11pm, tickets £5/£6. www.adctheatre.com

Boogie Nite at the Burgess Hall The popular Boogie Nite returns to St Ives on 1 June for an evening of the biggest and best 70s, 80s and 90s club classics. There’ll also be some new releases thrown into the mix, put together by the Starlite Roadshow.

Dress up and dance the night away, and don’t forget to put in your own requests.

Tickets are £8 in advance and doors open at 8pm (finishes 1am). www.burgesshall.net

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BURLESCO Missing Salon Rouge? New night Burlesco, which hosted its debut event in May, aims to fill the void with a slight twist. Fusing top-class burlesque and cabaret acts with a cocktail menu to die for and a dose of disco, Burlesco pitches up this month at Nusha (located next to the Junction). Dress as flamboyantly as you dare and head down on 22 June for a lavish evening of music and entertainment including international burlesque artist Marianne Cheesecake, mistress of the cabaret stage Daisy Black and a dazzling turn from the beautiful Miss Bruise Violet. The evening is presented by Felicity Flappes and tickets are £12 in advance from Nusha (£15 on the door, if available). www.nusha.co.uk

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ARTS & CULTURE

ARTS & CULTURE We explore the arts and culture scene in Cambridge, showcasing some of the many exciting exhibitions and projects taking place around the city, as well as highlighting the local artists and events to look out for

Smallest object

A tiny fishing gorge from the Solomon Islands. It is made from shell that would reflect the sunlight underwater and attract bigger fish. It was designed to stick in the gills of the fish and drown it.

Largest object

MUSEUM OF THE YEAR Roman make-up, an intriguing skeleton from Arbury, and early 18th century tattooing implements are just some of the wonders on display at the newly refurbished Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge.

The museum, which celebrates 100 years at its site in Downing Street this year, has recently undergone a £1.8 million programme of modernisation, with the aim of bringing its hidden treasures to a wider public audience.

“It’s changed the character of the museum hugely,” says Charlotte, a spokesperson for the museum. “We’ve added modern displays, clearer captions and new exhibitions, including, for the first time, a big Cambridge Gallery, which tells the

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history of the people of Cambridge, going back hundreds of thousands of years.”

The Cambridge Gallery is certainly a highlight of the new museum, and includes some unusual objects. “We have a 3D wall, where you can see objects found in different areas of Cambridge through layers of glass, going from Victorian times back to Roman times. It’s great because people can see what’s been discovered in their own village. Then there’s a display dedicated to the Grand Arcade dig. “One of the most popular objects is a skeleton of a Roman woman recently discovered in Arbury. But what’s unusual is that it’s a very expensive, lead-lined coffin, suggesting that Arbury was the posh part of Cambridge in Roman times. It’s also interesting because they found a skeleton of a mouse and a shrew who’d been buried with her, and they’d gnawed on her ankle. Sylvia Plath wrote a poem about her while she was at Cambridge.”

The museum has been selected as one of ten finalists for Museum of the Year 2013, a national competition run by The Art Fund. The results will be decided later this month. “It’s a really positive step,” says Charlotte. “We really hope we can bring new audiences into the museum.” www.maa.cam.ac.uk

A 14m totem pole from the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, Canada, which came to the museum in the 1920s and dominates the upper floors. It took an agreement between the inhabitants of its home village and two generations of European collectors, and, finally, cutting it in half, for it to be transported to Cambridge.

Oldest object

A stone chopping tool which dates back to the e hominid ancestors of modern man 1.8 million years ago. Found in Tanzania, it was used to crush bones and cut roots. These early people made tools of this sort again and again, and this is what distinguishes early man from animals that use implements only opportunistically.

Naughtiest object

A Roman beaker, probably made in the Nene Valley near Peterborough, shows a scene composed of sexual images including chariots driven by naked women and images of male ‘bits’ dotted around. Its humour reflects a joyfulness and confirms that the Romans were certainly no prudes.

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ARTS & CULTURE

THE DRAWING CUBE OPENS

EMILY WILDING DAVISON A new play about the suffragette Emily Davison will be staged at the Mumford Theatre on 5 June. Set in the context of the ‘Votes for Women’ struggle in the early 20th century, it addresses questions relevant to our own time about the nature of protest, risk, personal sacrifice, fanaticism, torture and the role of the state. Yet at the centre of the play is a real woman with her own hopes, beliefs and frustrations – as well as a feather boa and deadpan sense of humour. Starts 7.30pm, tickets £8.50/£10/£12.50. www.anglia.ac.uk/mumfordtheatre

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A new pop-up gallery and project space has opened on Norfolk Street in the building previously home to Ark. The initiative is the brainchild of local artist-run collective Changing Spaces, a group which negotiates the use of empty commercial property for creative development.

Previous shows have seen the group taking over spaces at the Grafton Centre, King Street and Sussex Street, and the latest venture, ‘The Drawing Cube’, will focus on showcasing contemporary fine art, drawing and illustration.

The space will host a series of group exhibitions, with most offering the

chance to enjoy original drawings and illustrations plus selections of prints available to buy – providing an opportunity to start or grow your own art collection in an affordable way.

Artists featured in the first exhibition, Stories Begging To Be Told, include Becky Palmer, Karin Eklund, Trudi Esberger, Kathrin Lang, Meria Palin and Joanne Young. The artists are working in different media, from traditional pencil and paper to collage and digital work, and the exhibition runs until 9 June. thedrawingcube.blogspot.co.uk

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KATIE PATERSON Acclaimed artist Katie Paterson tackles the big questions through her art, which will be on display at Kettle’s Yard until 23 June. Her work, which questions our place in the world, often involves collaborating with leading scientists and researchers, and has seen her carving up a grain of sand to just 0.00005mm across, then burying it in the Sahara.

A photograph of Paterson standing amongst the dunes features in this exhibition, along with a new work, Fossil Necklace, made from a dinosaur tooth, a squid’s backbone and more – the oldest of which is a mind-boggling 3.5 billion years old. Entry is free. www.kettlesyard.co.uk

FASHIONING SWITZERLAND The Swiss artist Markus Dinkel and his contemporaries are the focus of this exhibition, new to the Fitzwilliam Museum as of 4 June. Running until September, it gathers together a fascinating collection of watercolours and prints of women in regional costume by the late 18th century Bernese artist, accompanied by delicate Swiss landscape etchings and paintings.

The works on show date from a time just before the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848, when each canton (district) had its own identity. Free entry. www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

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ARTS & CULTURE The winner of last year's Lion Yard Artist Competition, Chris Lockwood's Sunday Afternoon Punt

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE This year marks the bicentenary of Pride and Prejudice, one of the best-loved novels in our country’s literary history.

Described by Jane Austen as her ‘own darling child’, this timeless tale of love and life among English gentility at the turn of the 19th century has lost none of its relevance and allure. On 21-23 June, Lucy Cavendish is celebrating 200 years of Pride and Prejudice with a conference dedicated to the book and its afterlife.

As well as talks by eminent Austen scholars, there will be readings by popular contemporary actors and authors including PD James, Miriam Margolyes and Sophie Hannah, plus screenings of film and television adaptations, and a day trip to Austen’s home village of Chawton.

There’s even a grand Regency ball on the cards, complete with lavish costumes, games, music and supper. www.lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk

LION YARD ART COMPETITION 2013 Following the success of Lion Yard’s Art Exhibition last year, we are delighted to announce that Cambridge Edition has teamed up once again with the shopping centre to celebrate the talent of artists in the area. Throughout August, Lion Yard will be hosting a special exhibition featuring a diverse array of work that reflects Cambridge, created by talented local artists and schoolchildren.

You, the public, will then be invited to vote for your favourite piece. The adult artist who creates the winning piece will get the chance to exhibit and sell their work in Lion Yard, free of charge, for a month. The winning young artist, meanwhile, will be awarded with a hamper of aspiring artist must-haves to help kick-start their creativity and fledgling career in the arts.

“We are delighted to be hosting this very special exhibition that promotes the talent of local artists,” said Amy Rhys-Davies, centre manager of Lion Yard. “All of the pieces on display will be the artists’ own reflections of Cambridgeshire, so it is a great way of celebrating our beautiful county.”

Artists or children who wish to get involved with the exhibition and submit their work for consideration should contact Jenny Fletcher on 01403 783400 or lionyard@pmwcom.co.uk. The final deadline for entries is Sunday 21 July and the exhibition will run from Thursday 1 to Sunday 31 August. Look out for next month’s Cambridge Edition magazine to find out more about the event, including details on how to vote.

GATHERING LIGHT Take a rare view of medicine through the eyes of patients and researchers at this bold new exhibition, taking place at the Cambridge Research Institute this month.

The Gathering Light exhibition is the result of a groundbreaking project in which five clinical researchers and their patients collaborated with award-winning photographer Clare Park to explore the challenging journey of clinical research. The focus is on ‘translational research’ where researchers transform scientific discoveries into new treatments that have a direct

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effect on patient care. It covers some of the most cutting-edge areas of medicine, including the development of gene therapy for patients with blood cancers and the study of the effect of exercise and extreme conditions on the body.

Translational research is often described as research ‘from bench to bedside’: basic science in the laboratory to the ultimate purpose of research – patient treatments.

For some patients, getting involved in research can be a way of finding hope and purpose. For others, it’s a way of helping

future generations. For researchers, the process can be perplexing, gruelling, but often exciting. Free entry. www.admin.cam.ac.uk/whatson

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MILOS KARADAGLIC He’s one of the hottest names in the world of classical music, and this month guitarist Miloš Karadaglic will be visiting the Corn Exchange for an evening of awe-inspiring virtuoso guitar classics, performed with the English Chamber Orchestra. The concert, which takes place on 15 June, will be conducted by acclaimed Spanish conductor Jaime Martin and feature a selection of works inspired by the Mediterranean, including Rossini’s Italian Girl in Algiers overture, De Falla’s Ritual Fire Dances and the Rodrigo guitar concerto. www.milosguitar.com

NEW DIMENSIONS OF ABSTRACTION Look at the world a little differently at Murray Edwards College, where abstract artist Ingeborg zu Schleswig-Holstein is presenting an exhibition of her vibrant and colourful work.

Ingeborg – who worked with Andy Warhol – believes the virtual world has had a huge effect on the way we see things, and this collection of colourful photos and pictures aims to join the two worlds, overcoming and challenging conventions and providing an assault on the senses. It runs from 26 May-22 June, free entry. www.art.newhall.cam.ac.uk

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BYARD ART There’s yet another fantastic selection of works on display at Byard Art this month, with the Writing On The Wall show continuing until 16 June. This mixed-media exhibition features artists who use type, quotations and text to bring their pieces to life in spectacular ways. It also includes a large range of offerings from illustrator Andy Bridge, ceramicist Annabel Farraday, letter carver Pippa Westaboy and Thurle Wright, who creates intricate paper works.

Also coming up this month is Uncovered – running from 20 June until 14 July – which takes inspiration from nudity and the human form.

Featuring pieces in a variety of media, which includes paint, ink, textile, bronze and ceramics, the exhibition features six contemporary British artists: Anne Lynch, Susan Macarthur, Carol Peace, Guy Routeledge, Ingrid Saag and Lindsay Simmons. www.byardart.co.uk

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ROMSEY ART FESTIVA V FESTIVAL

THE T ARTS INSIDER Summer is finally here. Yes, it is (pinch self).

I’m going to be spending most of this month outside, but this doesn’t mean I won’t be popping into the city’s galleries to cool down!

The first weekend of June in Cambridge means Strawberry Fair – which I’ve gone to since I was a little girl (dressed as a ladybird) and as a grown-up (to meet up with my girlfriends religiously, strawberry beer firmly in hand). But really, the Fair is about celebrating our city’s talented, eclectic community: a jewel in Cambridge’s crown. Head over to the Green Fields to zen out in its circle of trees and check out art co-ordinated by one of Cambridge’s best-loved grass-roots pioneers, rebel artist Jill Eastland. I’ll be there, handing out fliers for the Romsey Art Festival. Plus don’t miss songstress Heather McVey’s set on the Band Stand stage (around 4pm), for bruised melodies with a bittersweet tang, wrapped in soulful vocals: a goddess on stage!

If you’re yearning for the beach, look no further than… Romsey! This summer, Cambridge Lakes is running an art competition to envision what the chalk pits tucked away just ten minutes from Mill Road (towards Cherry Hinton) may look like if transformed into an ecological park.

Artists are invited to a workshop organised by community art initiative The Map Project, inside gorgeous Mill Road deli Limoncello, to create visualisations for the idea. The results will be shown this summer at the Romsey Art Festival. Pop in for delicious Italian food and let your imagination run riot! Check www.camlakes.co.uk for details.

We’re in full swing at the Art Salon, getting the Romsey Art Festival underway (3-17 August) with a street art mascot being designed by artist Mr Penfold, whose work you can find in Australia, New York – and Cambridge. Check www.penetpaper.com.

Jane Austen lovers are in for a real treat, too, in the shape of a Pride and Prejudice conference hosted by Lucy Cavendish college that celebrates 200 years of the popular novel. Austen’s strong-minded heroines and satirical take on the courtship game are still totally relevant today. There’s even a ball planned, with full period costume (on 22 June), plus film screenings. Check www.lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk for details. For an inspired costume, visit arts charity Classworks Theatre, based on Rock Road in Cambridge, who have a glittering array of vintage and period delights available for hire.

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A exciting bit of news An for local art lovers this fo month comes with the m announcement that a this summer will see th tthe inaugural Romsey Art Festival.

Festival Taking p place on 3 August (with a range of fringe events around this date), the festival will include a popup cinema, workshops, mass-scale mural paintings, exhibitions, an art market in Hope Street Yard and lots more.

With a central theme of ‘community’, the event, which Cambridge Edition is a proud partner of, is designed to celebrate the rich culture of Romsey and Mill Road and the creativity of the people who live in the area. Ruthie from Cambridge Art Salon and the rest of the organisers are currently seeking artists to get involved with the festival, from leading workshops to opening their studios, holding stalls in the market and participating in the art projects that will be part of the festival. They are also keen for local people to get in touch with ideas for events or performances.

Email ellie@cambridgeartsalon.org.uk or romseyartfestival@cambridgeartsalon. org.uk Twitter @romseyartfest www.facebook.com/RomseyArtFestival

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DR DOODLEY’S DRINK & DRAW with ideas for socially engaged art on the theme of ‘homelessness’; the winning show will be exhibited at Anglia Ruskin gallery.

This is a cutting-edge initiative tapping into fresh audiences and ideas in the city, and is the first of many more to come. Check cambridgeinternationalarts.wordpress.com.

We have two great shows at the Art Salon this month, too – check Peter Sutton, running from 6 June until 19 June, plus Nick Ward, 20 June until 26 June, whose show promises to turn the gallery into an anti-theatre space, with music, abstract paintings and more, curated by Kirsten Lavers. Finally, I’m pencilling in SHINDIG’s Summer Garden Party in CB1 café’s bohemian little garden on June 22, for visual art, performance, poetry… and a barbecue! What better way to spend your summer evening?

Every other Tuesday, Hot Numbers on Gwydir Streett hosts an evening for local artists to meet, chat,, e enjoy a coffee or two and do a spot of d drawing i in i a sociable, i bl informal environment.

Dr Doodley’s Drink & Draw is free to attend and has a different theme or focus each session – with experts on hand to give a few pointers. This month’s dates are 11 and 25 June, the evening begins at 7pm and you’ll need to bring your own materials. www.facebook.com/drdoodleys

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HOTBED FESTIVAL Next month, Cambridge's popular celebration of fresh writing talent returns, bringing with it an exciting array of theatrical treats, ranging from productions to contests and workshops

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f you’re a fan of the theatre, then Hotbed Festival ought to be the top of your mustdo local events this year.

Spanning four locations (Cambridge Junction, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Mercury Theatre Colchester and Soho Theatre in London) from the 11-27 July, this Cambridge-born festival is a huge celebration and showcase of fresh writing talent.

Stopping at Cambridge Junction from 11-14 July, the 2013 edition of the event presents a selection of newly commissioned pieces and award-winning guest productions, along with an array of readings, workshops and a ‘one-page play’ contest, in which a writer (who could be aspiring or a seasoned pro), can enter to see their work brought to life by a professional cast of actors at the festival.

Hotbed was started way back in 2002 with a goal of ‘injecting some much-needed adrenalin into the new writing scene in the East of England’. Since then, this popular annual event has had various homes in Cambridge, from CB2 to Corpus Playroom, but has always been notable for its exciting programme and the diversity of talent it brings to the fore.

This year’s Hotbed looks set to deliver once again on all counts with a varied schedule of performances and sessions. “It’s a cliché, but expect the unexpected,” says Patrick Morris, artistic director of Menagerie – the

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IMAGES CLOCKWISE The acclaimed Silent, Forgive Our Paranoia (Hotbed 2012); A Broken Replicate – a work in progress; Pat Kinevane in Forgotten; Jane Upton; BBC Radio Four’s Luke Wright

theatre company behind the event. “From one hour to the next, there will always be something different to watch or participate in – a one-act play, a workshop for new writers, a 15-minute monologue, with every evening culminating in the one-page play competition, where audiences get to choose their favourite plays, all performed by the professional ensemble, all anonymous, and where the writers can pack the audience with their friends to ensure that their plays gets voted through!

“Expect to enjoy yourself – we pride ourselves on our hospitality to visiting artists and audiences alike. We introduce each event personally and we love to meet people afterwards, whatever their reaction.”

Menagerie’s commissioned work this year features three original one-act plays.

In Why Can’t We Live Together?, which plays at Cambridge Junction J1 on 11 and 13 July, celebrated playwright Steve Waters offers a humorous and emotionally charged meditation on modern marriage, set against a backdrop of the War on Terror. In bloominauschwitz, Richard Fredman presents us with Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of Ulysses. But in this reimagining, James Joyce’s charming but vain character has been emancipated from the pages of the classic novel and is unravelling the strands of his own identity, following his Jewish family line through the dark heart of European history and out

the other side. In Swimming, another new production on 12 and 13 July, Jane Upton introduces us to Jack: a disaffected young man trapped in a faded seaside town and desperate to make his mark on the world.

A major new initiative for this year’s Hotbed is ‘What’s up Doc?’ – a project which comprises six plays and tackles cutting-edge contemporary issues and debates. The ‘Docs’ in question are intellectual leaders in their field (academics, scientists and so on), and the plays are responses created by writers to their ideas.

This series will see, amongst others, Cambridge Professor Guy C Brown, who is researching ‘the death of death’, collaborate with writer Esther Shanson on issues of mortality; astronaut Alfred Merrill Worden offering an insight on his life on earth and the moon to poet Lucy Sheerman; as well as Professor Ferreira da Silva, an expert on ethics, challenging the thinking of playwright Ros Martin. Each of the writers will produce a short play based on the provocations and musings of their chosen ‘thought leader’ – and hence create original theatre inspired by original thinkers.

Guests this year include Fishamble of Dublin, who bring their two plays, Silent and Forgotten, as well as Chris Dobrowolski, who will be inviting audiences to share the experience of an epic journey from Colchester to Rome, via the Cold War, consumerism, contemporary art theory and

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classical civilisation in his one-man show, All Roads Lead To Rome. A regular contributor to BBC Radio Four, poet Luke Wright will perform Essex Lion – a selection of satirical verse dedicated to people seeing what they want to see, whilst former Hills Road students from Little Bulb Theatre present Squally Showers – a fantastical farce of politics, power, loneliness and love.

If you’d rather get more involved, there will also be a selection of supplementary workshops, foyer events, masterclasses and playwriting competitions to get stuck into as well. For more information on the upcoming events, visit www.junction.co.uk

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FAMILY

FA MILY OPEN FARM at Burwash Meet the farmer and his animals, enjoy tractor rides and tuck into some lovely food and drink at Burwash Manor’s Open Farm Sunday on 9 June.

There’ll also be a barbecue and beer tent, and a chance to explore the farm and get involved with all sorts of activities.

The theme this year is ‘perfect pork’, so children will be able to meet the pigs (and hopefully some little piglets, too!), talk to the farmer about how they are looked after, then have fun making their own sausages with expert help from chef Ursula Ferrigno. Made with pure meat

from their very happy pigs, sausages are what Burwash Manor in Barton is famous for, and they’ll be grilling them on the barbecue for you to try, too.

There will also be demonstrations of sheep shearing, spinning, willow weaving, ferreting, beekeeping and farm machinery (weather permitting they will be making silage). With 16 independent shops, a tea room, a day spa, farm walks, a children’s play area and plenty of free parking, it’s a must-do family day out. Open Farm Sunday runs from 11am to 4pm. www.burwashmanor.com

THE LITTLE GYM A new gym especially designed for little ones is set to open this month. The Little Gym has 300 locations throughout the world and is making French’s Road, Cambridge, its latest home, offering structured classes for children aged from as young as four months to 12 years.

Since starting up 35 years ago, they’ve gained a reputation for providing a safe, fun environment where your child can learn activities like karate and gymnastics, or simply take part in non-competitive games and have fun with children their own age.

Pop along for an introductory visit when they open up soon, or give them a call on

BAT SAFARI punt tours

Hop aboard a punt at sunset and discover what winged wonders are hunting and socialising above your head. You’ll learn more about some of the many (over 1,000, in fact) different species of bat, and with the help of a special electronic bat detector you’ll be able to hear them loud and clear on this special punt tour as they click and chatter to each other in the dark. These creatures have many important roles, and a wildlife expert will be on board to tell you all sorts of interesting things about them.

Punts depart shortly after dusk every Friday night until 20 September.

Tickets are £16, £14.50 concessions, and £8 for under 12s. www.scudamores.com

DORA the Explorer

01223 324554 to talk about children’s parties and holiday camps too. www.thelittlegym.co.uk/cambridge

DRAWING at the Fitz

Get swept up in a live musical adventure with Dora the Explorer.

Dora loves her teddy bear, Osito, but he's gone missing. Join her as she sets off on an adventure to retrieve him, with a little help from a talking backpack and Boots, her red boot-wearing monkey chum. Together they’ll put their map reading, counting and musical skills to the test as they try and overcome all the challenges put before them. Hopefully sneaky fox Swiper won’t be hanging around to cause any trouble… Dora’s counting on you, the audience, to help her too.

See Dora at the Cambridge Corn Exchange from 21-23 June (check website for times). Tickets £17 and £14 for under 16s. www.cornex.co.uk

Making your drawings look 3D is one of the most important tricks to learn to make your pictures look lifelike. This children’s drawing workshop will take budding artists on a tour of the museum, exploring a variety of different techniques. Using a selection of materials, they’ll learn how to see the world like an artist, focusing on the many beautiful statues and sculptures found within the museum.

'2D to 3D' runs from 10.30am until 12.30pm on 22 June, and booking is essential. Tickets are £5 per child. Call 01223 332904 for booking or more information. www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

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STRAWBERRY FAIR Get set for Cambridge’s much-loved free music and arts festival, which ich retu returns on the first fi dayy off June J

re you off to Strawberry Fair this year? The local festival of arts, crafts, food and family fun returns to Midsummer Common on 1 June, and this year there’s an extraterrestrial theme in the offing. The friendly Strawberry Fairies have turned into space cadets and invite you to join them in exploring the other-worldly delights of the Fair.

Amy Wormald, head of programming said: “Without giving too much away, we also have a cycling theme going on this year with pedal-powered antics in the opening parade as well as on Midsummer Common. We’ll have Fair favourites like the colourful kids area, the spectacular circus, and Colonel Mabey with his incredible machine…

“The Poetry Slam also returns after its popular debut last year, and we have a new dedicated youth area where the organisers, performers and crew are all young people. And as in previous years, the Strawberry Shorts film festival will be taking place the night before.”

Traditionally held on the first Saturday of June, Strawberry Fair – which started in 1974 and celebrates its 40th birthday next year – is a huge day-long jamboree celebrating all things local and attracting somewhere in the region of 30,000 visitors. Every year, the Fair brings out the more eclectic, creative, and often eccentric side of Cambridge, which isn’t always on show the rest of the time.

The packed programme of music, which takes place across eleven different performance arenas, includes sets from local favourites Fred’s House and The Whybirds at the Portland Acoustic Bar, plus a heady combination of ska, goth funk and fiery folk at the Rebel Arts Bandstand. There’s comedy aplenty too, as well as pop-up poetry workshops and dance displays from the Cambridge Lindy Hoppers, belly dancing and a turn from the Cambridge Community Circus.

IMAGES An extra-terrestrial theme replaces last year’s fairy kings and queens for a bit of space-age revelry for all ages

There’s always an eclectic array of stalls to cast your eyes over, and watch out for signs of the Cambridge yarn bombers’ handiwork as you wander round. “What makes the Fair so special is that it is a rare example of a free music and arts festival, run by the community, for the community,” adds Amy. “Everyone has their own idea of what makes the Fair unique,” says Kam Sanghera, chair of the Strawberry Fair committee. “For me, it’s the amazing team who put so much into creating a free and fun day out for the

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local community. We can always use more hands on-site before, during and after the event – really, volunteering is just another way to enjoy the Fair!”

The Fair kicks off with the traditional parade through the streets, which begins at 11am on Jesus Green and weaves through town, accompanied by samba band Arco Iris, decorated bicycles and the ‘Park Arts Stilters’.

The event runs all day until 11pm. www.strawberry-fair.org.uk

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COMPETITION

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This amazing prize contains a fabulous package of premium products including a selection from the heavenly Juicy Couture range. Our lucky winner will receive the Eau de Parfum spray – a decadent floral scent with notes of honeysuckle and orange flower, as well as the luxurious Body Crème and the delightful Dusting Powder, which is perfect for adding a touch of scent as well as shimmer.

Our winner will also receive the raved about Elizabeth Arden Anti-ageing +

Intensive Repair Daily Serum, which contains powerful skin-revitalising technology, as well as the Ceramide Lift and Firm Eye Cream that plumps, lifts and firms the delicate skin around the eyes for a more youthful, fresher appearance.

As if that weren’t enough pampering goodness, the prize also includes a selection of make-up from the brand new New York in Bloom Collection, which is just in for this season and blends a kaleidoscope of bold, urban colours and soft neutrals. Included in the prize are the Limited Edition Eye Shadow Trio, the Bold Eye Pencil (perfect for high-pigment, dramatic colour) and a Nail Lacquer duo, which delivers lasting colour with a professional, high-shine finish.

To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, head to www.cambsedition.co.uk

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LISTINGS

WHAT’S ON A round-up of events in and around Cambridgeshire for June 1 June SINGLES DISCO Time: 8pm-midnight Location: Wood Green, Godmanchester Price: £6 Description: The Meeting Point hosts a party for fabulous singles. Over 25s only, dress smart. woodgreen.org.uk

Time: Sunset Location: Scudamores Price: £8/£14.50/£16 Description: Punt upstream as darkness falls and discover the silent world of these misunderstood flying mammals, using special hand-held detectors to hear them chatter. scudamores.com

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WHITE NOISE Time: 10pm-6am Location: Cambridge Junction Price: £6 Description: If you like JUNE house, electro, 2-step and DnB, get yourself down to White Noise for a night of partying with top DJs. junction.co.uk

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GARDEN SHOW Time: 9.30am Location: Wood Green, Godmanchester Price: £1 child/£5 adult Description: See a wonderful array of plants and garden art and be inspired with ideas at this three-day show. woodgreen.org.uk

3 June QUESTIONING ASLAN Time: 7.30pm Location: Mumford Theatre Price: £8.50/£12.50 Description: Inspired by the work of C S Lewis, this play invites us to Oxford, 1958, where Professor Lewis has called his students in for an important meeting to discuss an unusual dilemma. anglia.ac.uk

3-8 June YES, PRIME MINISTER Time: 7.45pm/2.30pm Thurs & Sat Location: Arts Theatre Price: £15-£30 Description: After three sell-out runs at the West End, Yes, Prime Minister brings the immortal Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby to Cambridge to bring the country back from the brink. cambridgeartstheatre.com 28 | Cambridge Edition | June 2013

EVERY FRIDAY

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PAPWORTH COOKING COMPETITION Time: 6.15-8pm Location: John Lewis Price: £15/£18 Description: Three chefs from the Grand Arcade’s John Lewis brasserie, each heading up a team of local people with disabilities, compete in a cookoff. The meals will be cooked for paying members of the public and money from ticket sales goes to the Papworth Trust. papworth.org.uk

7 June LAURENCE CLARK Time: 8pm Location: Cambridge Junction Price: £12 Description: Star of BBC documentary We Won’t Drop The Baby, the internationally acclaimed comedian is back with a new live show, Inspired. junction.co.uk

8 & 22 June DRAWING FROM THE COLLECTION Time: 11am-1.30pm Location: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Price: £10 Description: Confident artists and keen beginners alike are invited to come and draw some of the wondrous objects in the museum.

These art sessions take place fortnightly on Saturdays. maa.cam.ac.uk

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FOOTLIGHTS TOUR SHOW Time: 7.45pm/2.30pm Thurs & Sat JUNE Location: ADC Theatre Price: £6/£8/£10 Description: Footlights are taking their new show, Canada, on tour. Before that, they’re performing to a home crowd. adctheatre.com

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JUNE

8 June TUBULAR BELLS ‘FOR TWO’ Time: 7.30pm Location: Corn Exchange Price: £21 Description: Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells became a huge sensation in the mid 70s, and now two brave musicians, with over 20 instruments, take on the epic Celtic masterpiece. cornex.co.uk

AND I AND SILENCE

THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE Time: 7.45pm/ 2.30pm Thurs & Sat Location: Arts Theatre Price: £15-£30 Description: A heartwarming comedy of a shy girl with an exceptional voice, Jim Cartwright’s play comes to Cambridge as part of a national tour. cambridgeartstheatre.co.uk

14 June CUSTARD COMEDY Time: 8pm Location: Comberton Leisure Price: £6-£10 Description: Comic character Loretta Maine headlines June’s Custard Comedy, promising humorous tales of her life as a singer-songwriter in Oregon.

Also up are Liam Speirs, Phil Pagett and MC Ben van der Velde. combertonsa.org/comedy.asp

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Time: 7pm JUNE Location: Corpus Playroom Price: £5/£6 Description: Two girls meet in prison and plan what they’ll do when they’re out. But life on the outside is no picnic either…

Named one of Lyn Gardner’s Best Plays of 2011. corpusplayroom.com

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20-23 June ELY FLOWER FESTIVAL

MILOS KARADAGLIC Time: 7.30pm Location: Corn Exchange Price: £25/£30/£34 Description: Classical star Milos is a chart-topping virtuoso guitarist, and he performs a rousing set of the most famous classical music melodies. cornex.co.uk

Time: 10am-5pm/12-4pm Sun Location: Ely Cathedral Price: £10 Description: A highlight in the East Anglian calendar, the Ely Flower Festival makes the most of its spectacular setting and hosts a colourful display of exotic and familiar blooms, accompanied by musical performances. elycathedral.org/flower_festival

15 June HABADEKUK Time: 8pm Location: Cambridge Junction Price: £14 Description: Danish folk musicians Habadekuk bring their fun and feisty music to our shores this month, having won the Danish Folk Music Awards and performed at festivals around Europe. junction.co.uk

17-18 June MAY WEEK FIREWORKS PUNT Time: 9.30pm Location: Scudamore’s La Mimosa landing stage Price: from £15 Description: See the spectacular May Week fireworks reflected in the Cam by taking a punt along the river, putting you right in the heart of the celebrations. scudamores.com

17 June STEVE WINWOOD Time: 7.30pm Location: Corn Exchange Price: £29.50 Description: Steve Winwood began his career with the Spencer Davis Group and continues to forge ahead with new and exciting material. cornex.co.uk

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24 June

DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS Time: 7.45pm Location: Arts Theatre Price: £15-£35 Description: In the golden era of rock ’n’ roll, teenagers Norman and Bobby are competing in a national songwriting competition – and for the attentions of the alluring Sue. This fun, frivolous musical is full of top songs and a must for Grease and Dirty Dancing fans. cambridgeartstheatre.com

BEST OF CAMBRIDGE CONTEMPORARY DANCE Time: 8pm Location: Cambridge Junction Price: £8/£12 Description: A full-length mixedbill show featuring the best of Cambridge Contemporary Dance, SIN Cru and guests. junction.co.uk

20 June GEORGE THOROGOOD Time: 7.30pm Location: Corn Exchange Price: £28.50 Description: Roots group George Thorogood and The Destroyers have spent 40 years perfecting their sound, and are still Bad to the Bone... cornex.co.uk

THE TWITS

24-29 June BIRDSONG Time: 7.45pm/2.30pm Thurs & Sat Location: Arts Theatre Price: £15-£30 Description: Sebastian Faulks’ wartime love story is surely one of the finest works of modern literature, and it comes to the Arts stage this month having garnered rave reviews from The Guardian, The Independent and Whatsonstage.com. cambridgeartstheatre.com

KNIFE SKILLS Time: 7pm Location: Cambridge Cookery School Price: £90 Description: Become master of the blade at Cambridge Cookery School’s Knife Skills class, which teaches you how to cross-chop, dice and chiffonade like a pro.

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26 June JAZZ NIGHT Time: 8.15pm Location: The Geldart Price: £10/£12 Description: Sam Crockatt on sax, Oli Hayhurst on bass and Jim Hart on drums perform in the restaurant at this jazz night. the-geldart.co.uk

28-30 June CAMBRIDGE BUSKERS FESTIVAL Time: 10am-4pm Location: City centre & Mill Road Price: Free Description: Cambridge will be alive with a wide range of music, dance and entertainment styles as the fifth Cambridge Buskers and Street Performers Festival takes to the city’s streets. cambridge.gov.uk

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Time: 11pm JUNE Location: ADC Theatre Price: £4/£5/£6 Description: A childhood classic for many of us, Roald Dahl’s The Twits comes to the stage in a disgusting, darkly comic production, featuring vivid animation, great music and mind-boggling illusion. adctheatre.com

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BEGINNERS DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Time: 10.15am Location: Central Library Price: £110 Description: Come and learn how to make the most of your digital camera at this in-depth, hands-on workshop. In the morning you’ll learn techniques, then in the afternoon you’ll practise them. unshaken-photography.co.uk Cambridge Edition | June 2013 | 29

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CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY CIRCUS

This month, Jennifer Shelton is introduced to Cambridge Community Circus and their world of aerial acrobatics, juggling and sword swallowing ver felt like running away to join the circus? It might be more of a possibility than you realise.

Over at the City Life Building on Sturton Street, Cambridge Community Circus are busily honing their awe-inspiring skills, which include everything from expert juggling and unicycling to daring trapeze and aerial silks. And if you fancy having a go yourself, this talented bunch will happily show you how – regardless of age or ability.

Ben French, who lives in Cambridge, has been with the group for many years, both training and teaching. He’s just announced the new weekly timetable, and has high hopes for the future of the club. “We started about 20 years ago in varying capacities,” he explains.

“We were in the Covent Garden drama centre for ages, then we ran just the Sunday Sessions, doing a lot of aerials – which has really taken off. We’ve started a new weekly programme of classes at what used to be the Howard Mallet Centre, and we’re looking for a new venue.”

It’s fair to say it’s not quite the same traditional circus acts we might remember from childhood, but some aspects overlap.

“The difference between traditional

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and contemporary circus is more in the presentation, so we teach skills that can be applied to both,” says Ben, who’s an architect by day. “I run a beginners juggling session, and on Tuesdays we’re getting the Cambridge Hoop Group down to teach a bit of hoop spinning. Then Wednesdays is handstand practice plus a sort of general practice, then Thursday and Friday is movement training, which is really running around and leaping over things – a bit like parkour with some tumbling. We’re hoping to have unicycle practice one day a week too.

“We get all different abilities coming here to train, some from quite far away. It’s mostly people who do it for fitness and for fun. The number of people wanting to do circus arts professionally isn’t that high really! Though we do have people who want to join the circus, quite a few of us who’re running it come from a performance background.

“My interest started with contact juggling, which is the thing David Bowie does in Labyrinth with the crystal balls. It’s like that – except I don’t turn it into a snake,” he laughs.

“Then I became interested in contortion and trained to be a yoga instructor.”

I ask whether he has a good party trick, expecting him to tell me he can walk around with his legs behind his ears, but it turns out the truth is even more impressive: “I can

swallow swords?” he ventures, as though that might not be good enough. “It isn’t really something I teach though! I was living in Bristol and was really interested in internal yoga cleansing techniques: we did a thing where you swallow a lot of water then try and vomit it up, which is about controlling your reflexes. Then I learnt to swallow a sword.”

I’m dying to know more, so he continues: “It touches the sides of my throat as it goes down, then it kind of sits at the bottom… You don’t have nerve endings in your stomach so you don’t really feel it past your oesophagus.

You can sense something in your stomach, but that’s really just psychological. And I don’t think I’ve got a gag reflex, so that helps.”

Ben has taken his sword swallowing act around the country and enjoys getting a reaction from disbelieving crowds. “Often people don’t believe what you’re doing is real – they think it’s a fold-up sword,” he laughs, “but I love performing and getting that audience interaction. If I can get people responding and joining in that’s brilliant.

“We haven’t actually focused that much on performance so far at Cambridge Community Circus, but I’d really like to in the future.

Performing really benefits people’s confidence and self-belief. And it’s great fun!

“We’ve had a great crowd the last few years when we’ve done Strawberry Fair; those sorts

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If you're fit already that helps, but we’re open to anyone, of any age, who wants to give anything a go

of events are really nice to do.”

Luckily, I’m reliably informed that you don’t have to be super fit and flexible to have a go: “If you’d done a lot of fitness training beforehand that would certainly help,” says Ben. “But we’re open to anyone, of any age, who wants to give anything a go. We’ve had a few disabled people come along and do trapeze, and one thing I’d really like to start is a youth circus on Saturdays.”

Ben teaches the handstand classes – a good first skill to master. “I’ll get someone to do a handstand then see where their problems are initially; whether its core strength, lack of flexibility or lack of commitment – a lot of people are just scared of falling over. Learning to do a handstand is basically just conditioning yourself to do it, and practising. Everyone’s got their own issue with it, but everyone can do it in the end.”

Looking ahead, Ben explains, “We want to grow and basically teach more people circus.

I’d like to revive doing a few shows, which is great for bonding and getting over that fear of being on stage.” While for me, I’ll never look at an architect the same way again.

Cambridge Community Circus are at the City Life Building, Sturton Street, Cambridge, CB1 2QT. For updates, vsit www.chaos.org.uk/ccc

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Independent of the Month

JOCALATTE

Jennifer Shelton drops in at Jocalatte, the quaint little café nestled down Burleigh Street that's brimming over with character and charm hen a sudden spring downpour strikes, as it did on my recent visit to Burleigh Street, there’s no better place to duck into than boutique café and chocolate shop, Jocalatte. Surrounded by charity shops and takeaways, Jocalatte is a beacon of individuality, full of beautiful things to eat, drink and explore, and even a pretty patio garden out the back for sunnier occasions…

Jocalatte is headed up by Gill and Peter Pedersen, a couple whose love of good food, community and want of a new adventure led them out of London and into Cambridge’s eclectic hospitality scene. “We were looking for our next family adventure,” says Gill. “We’d both been in corporate jobs for many years and wanted to get out of the city. I suppose it was a retirement project of sorts – even though neither of us are retired!”

The couple moved to the Ely area and continued to commute to London until they came across the shop in Cambridge three years ago, which was at that time running as De Veres Chocolate Shop. “We took it over, renamed and refurbished it and introduced a wider range of coffees and teas. Now we do hot meals as well as sandwiches, home-made cakes and chocolates. Then, over a year ago, we got our restaurant licence, so now you can have a glass of wine with your lunch as well.”

It’s clearly been a labour of love, and the café feels more like an extension of the couple’s home than a high street business. They have a small but loyal group of staff, including their son, Alex – making it a true family business.

Their personalities are reflected in everything from the artwork on the walls, to the treasures on the shelves and the handicrafts, which are available to buy or simply be inspired by. There are beautiful patterned teacups, some lovely cards and bunting too, plus home-made jams sold for charity, and other fair trade goods.

Showing me her latest acquisition, a beautifully painted pottery vase, Gill explains: “They’re things I’ve picked up here and there; from the start the key thing was to create somewhere that was the sort of place we’d like to go for lunch or have coffee. It’s a home from home. And, of course, we wanted to make sure the food was good. I’m a bit of a foodie.”

Talking me through the menu, Gill explains: “The home-made soups went down really well

in the winter. I make the soup myself in my kitchen at home, and we have a local baker for the bread. Then for the summer we do a lot of different types of sandwiches and wraps, which people can eat in the garden. We’re always trying new things. We do a lovely Caesar salad at the moment which is really nice.”

There’s also a tempting array of handmade Belgian chocolates on display at the counter, in many sumptuous shapes and delicate designs. Peter’s the chocolate geek, Gill tells me: “He loves the history of chocolate. Last year we went to Cuba and saw how they make chocolate from the cocoa beans. They’re these great big ugly things… Apparently when they were first brought back to England, nobody was interested in them because they didn’t look very exciting!

“The name Jocalatte, incidentally, comes from an early spelling of a new chocolate drink mentioned in Samuel Pepys’s diaries. He reported his first taste as ‘very good’ and later said that it cured hangovers! We wanted to

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avoid the cheesy route when naming the shop, and this seemed to conjure images of both chocolate and coffee somehow. And, of course, Pepys’s diaries now live in Magdalene College.”

Being geared in equal parts to chocolate lovers, coffee drinkers and foodies looking for a lovely, homely lunch spot, Jocalatte seems to have hit on a winning combination.

“We get a real diversity of customers coming in,” says Gill, “from students to mums with babies, as well as ‘ladies who lunch’,” she smiles, nodding at the group who’ve gathered in the window seat with their shopping bags.

“We like being able to get involved in the community,” says Gill, “providing somewhere that people want to keep on visiting.”

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BIKES

BIKE WEEK 2013 Get on yer bike this month for National Bike Week, taking place from 15 until 23 June. Over the course of the week, thousands of people around the country are being encouraged to dust off their bicycles and head outdoors, whether to take a shopping trip into town, tresses blowing in the wind, or to venture a little further and explore the rural cycle rides in their area.

15-23 JUNE

On In honour of National Bike Week, celebrate your trusty two-wheeler in true Cambridge style ere in Cambridge, we’ve got the highest levels of cycling in the UK, with almost one in three of us using two wheels to get to work every day. But the nation as a whole appears to be experiencing something of a collective love affair with the bicycle at the moment – with the so-called ‘Olympic Effect’ inspiring an additional 200,000 Britons to start cycling recently.

Outspoken, who do a sterling job of delivering Cambridge Edition magazines around the city on their bicycles every

month, spoke to us about their favourite cycling routes – and to provide a few expert tips for the rest of us.

“There’s a number of reasons why Cambridge is such a great cycling city,” says Outspoken’s Catherine Thompson. “A compact city centre, which is also lovely and flat, means that cycling is practical as well as enjoyable. A large student population also lends itself to cycling and has helped to create a real tradition of cycling.

“I also think that in this city cyclists breed cyclists – you see everyone using bikes to get around, and that inspires others to do

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the same. I know loads of people who have come to Cambridge as non-cyclists but have been converted by the city – everyone cycles here, so you do too.

“There are lots and lots of lovely ways to get out of town on the bike; across the meadows along the river to Grantchester is a firm favourite, and for a nice family ride we recommend the ride out to Wicken Fen via Lode. Of course, the busway is a highly useful and fun way of heading north out of the city, and for a longer ride you can take the scenic route to London via Ware and along the canal into the city.”

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USEFUL BASIC TOOL KIT

MAINTENANCE TIPS When it comes to enjoying cycling and getting the most out of your bike, keeping it working properly is paramount – and you don't have to be a pro mechanic. Outspoken offer some tips on the simple tweaks that can make the world of difference EVERY TIME YOU RIDE ● Check tyres. If you can push down on them with your thumb, then they need pumping up. ● Check quick releases and bolts. Be sure any quick releases and bolts are firmly secured and tight (wheels etc). ● Check the brakes are working adequately.

Also check the brake pads are aligned with the rim of the wheel. ● Check your chain is sitting nicely on the cogs and that it doesn’t need any lubricant.

MONTHLY Give the bike a good all-over clean and lubrication. ● Check for loose lights, bells etc and any batteries that need replacing. ● Check the gears and see if the chain shifts easily when you change gear. ● Inspect the frame for any cracks or dents.

Also check cables for any fraying. ● Give the wheels a spin and check they ●

PUMP ● A mini pump is always very useful to have with you and will not take up much space.

PUNCTURE REPAIR KIT Punctures happen to everyone. The kit you buy should include tyre levers to make your life ten times easier.

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ALLEN KEY ● Essential for most bike tweaking. 4, 5 and 6mm are the most common sizes.

don’t wobble from side to side. Also check the rims are not damaged or heavily worn. ● Pedals and arms: try to wobble them and check they are held firmly. ● Lift the bike and twist the handlebars.

If they turn smoothly and without any resistance, all is well. Also check for looseness. ● Check for worn brake pads (look for the wear line on the side of the pad). Brakes shouldn’t squeak when you use them. As a guide, when the brake levers are pulled halfway, the brakes should be fully engaged. ● Check for heavy chain wear, including rust.

SPANNERS ● Make sure you have the right size spanner for all the different size bolts on your bike – or buy a quality adjustable spanner.

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LUBRICANT For your chain and other bits and pieces (cables etc) we can recommend Finish Line, which is perfect for most parts of the bike in a wet climate.

Don’t use WD-40!

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OUSTPOKEN

Cycle Training

Our editor heads out on the roads with Outspoken for an afternoon of cycling training If you want to improve your cycling confidence, develop better bike skills and increase your understanding of different traffic situations, a spot of training might be exactly what you need to make you more comfortable – and safer – out on the roads.

Local company Outspoken have been operating in Cambridge since 2005. On one side of the business they are an innovative, eco-friendly, pedal-driven courier firm (you may have spotted them out and about on their distinctive red bicycles delivering, amongst other things, Cambridge Edition magazine), while on the other, they offer a range of cycling courses for individuals and groups.

They’ve got more than 40 fully qualified instructors and Bikeability (the National Standard for cycling) accreditation, as well as a ton of experience, and they offer courses for all ages and abilities. Catering for schools, businesses, organisations and individuals alike, Outspoken offer Levels 1, 2 and 3 National Standards Cycle Training, plus bike maintenance courses and a host of different bike-related activities and events.

Now, I use my bike to get from A to B fairly frequently, but would be the first to admit that there’s a lot I’m not 100% confident about when it comes to conducting myself out on the road with my two-wheeler, especially in more ‘advanced’ traffic scenarios. So I jumped at the chance to head out on the Cambridge roads for

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some training.

The course I sampled was a Bikeability taster session, covering everything from correct road positioning and communication with others to hazard awareness and perception, as well as things like using junctions controlled by traffic lights, multilane roads and roundabouts. The session also included a very handy demonstration on how to properly check my bike (something I’m generally woefully slack at doing – but which is an essential part of being a safe, well-prepared cyclist).

I finished the session feeling pretty strongly that if you ride a bike in a busy place like Cambridge, you should definitely consider some training. Lots of us fall into bad habits, cycling around squished into the gutter or not communicating properly with other road users – hence making life more difficult, and dangerous, for everyone.

I felt far more confident afterwards, in terms of knowing where I needed to be on the road in relation to others and signalling and manoeuvring safely. I’ll definitely be more inclined to take my bike on longer trips now. Interestingly, I think I’ve also become a more mindful driver too, when it comes to awareness of cyclists and appreciation of their safety and positioning.

Outspoken one-to-one training starts at £75 for two 90-minute sessions. www.outspokentraining.co.uk

Cambridgeshire Free Festival of Cycling

FREE

Out of town, the Cambridgeshire Festival of Cycling continues this month with events in Huntingdon (15 June), Chatteris (16 June), St Ives (29 June) and Ely (30 June). The events are all completely free and feature displays, stalls, competitions and plenty more. Head along and marvel at the huge penny farthing (how did people ever get up there?), get your own cycle checked out by ‘Mr Bike’ the pro mechanic, try out some unusual bicycles or pedal your way to a delicious drink, courtesy of the Smoothie Bike.

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FOOD

WORDS ALEX RUSHMER

SALAD DAYS here are few dishes whose name can be said with as much derision as ‘salad’. It’s a word that can be chewed up and spat out like a limp and bitter lettuce leaf and leave a similar look on one’s face. There is an insipidity to it, an inherent blandness, a dull get-outclause of a dish that tries to make the most of ingredients either past their best or so out of season that they are unlikely ever to reach a peak of freshness. An old chef’s joke goes along the lines of a menu item described only as ‘Summer Salad’, because it comprised ‘summer this and summer that’.

Sigh. You don’t make friends with salad, at least according to the great philosopher Homer (Simpson).

Perhaps it is because as a nation we do salads so badly. In the unlikely event of a salad Olympics we would languish at the foot of the medal table. Entrants from France, Italy and Palestine would be celebrating victories. Even the United States might bother the medal table, although some, me included, find their over-reliance on rich dressings cloying. Leaves deserve better than to be a circuitous diversion on the route to obesity. A punchy, garlicky

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Cast your limp lettuce leaves and uninspiring ingredients aside, id says Alex Rushmer. Executed well, salad can be a flavour explosion

At its leafy core, salad construction should use the best produce at the very peak of its freshness vinaigrette, a zippy, spicy yoghurt dressing or even just a slew of olive oil and plenty of lemon juice can, in the right hands, enliven even the dullest bowl of leaves and veggies.

Four centuries ago we were the undisputed champions of the salad.

Salmagundi, comprising cured meats, cold cuts, fruits, vegetables, fish, leaves, eggs and numerous other sundries, was a veritable showstopper of a dish at 17th century banquets. Now, however, a frisée aux lardons or simple insalata caprese is far more accessible, providing you have access to the right ingredients of course. And that is what it all boils down to, what salad construction really should be at its leafy core: using the best produce at the very peak of its freshness and making use of the triple assault of fat, acid and salt to partner and amplify the ingredients themselves, rather than suffocating them in a heavy dressing.

That happy trio is one that has many variations depending on your ultimate goal.

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Bacon can often be the provider of not just a delicious richness but also a salty flavour punch. Blue cheese can perform the same function, as can a few boquerone anchovies, olives or sundried tomatoes. Of course, richness should be tempered with acidity – traditionally vinegar, but citrus works equally well as shown to spectacular effect in the Thai classic som tam where the saltiness of fish sauce and dried shrimp is tempered with plenty of lime juice.

Sweetness is often missed in salads and can add a pleasing contrasting flavour note – palm sugar, fruit or honey all work well.

Texture is the final component and one that is often neglected but easily rectified: toasted nuts, seeds or croutons made from stale bread tossed with oil and dried in the oven can add a much-needed crunch. Of course, good olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a sprinkle of crunchy sea salt will do the job, but a little imagination and experimentation are the key to a happy salad daze.

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EATING IN

WORDS ALEX YANDELL IMAGES EDWARD TAYLOR

RECIPES This month, we take a trio of delicious summery dishes from digital recipe book, Cook. Taste. Summer. Smile.

Serves

4

Cook. Taste.

Summer. Smile.

Available for iPad (scan QR code) www.cooktastesmile.co.uk www.facebook.com/cook tastesmile Twitter: @cook tastesmile

Spinach and goat’s cheese stuffed portobello mushrooms This bold, flavour-packed starter offers an exciting new twist on the classic ‘spinach and goat’s cheese’ combination. You can prepare the dish in advance up to step 9 so you don’t need to worry about any last-minute stress or tight timings

Step-by-step guide 1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/gas mark 8.

2. Remove the stalks from the mushrooms and season them with some salt and black pepper.

3. Fry the garlic in the butter and 1tbsp oil for 30 seconds over a medium heat.

4. Add the spinach and stir until wilted.

Drain well in a colander, pressing out all the juice.

5. Spread 1tbsp sundried tomato paste onto the underside of each mushroom.

6. Use half the goat’s cheese to crumble over the mushrooms.

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7. Divide the spinach between the mushrooms and then place it over the goat’s cheese.

8. Use the rest of the goat’s cheese to press on top of each mushroom.

9. Sprinkle each mushroom with parmesan, and a twist of black pepper. Drizzle over the remaining oil.

10. Bake the mushrooms for 12-14 minutes, until tender, and the topping is golden brown.

11. Sprinkle with the chives and serve with crusty bread to soak up the juices.

Ingred ients 4 very large or 8 smaller portobello mushrooms (if you cannot find these, use field mushrooms instead) 2tbsp extra virgin olive oil 30g butter 2 large cloves of garlic, finely diced 300g fresh spinach, washed 4tbsp sundried tomato paste 200g crumbly goat’s cheese 6tbsp parmesan, grated 1tbsp chives, finely chopped 1 crusty French baguette, sliced Sea salt and black pepper

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King prawn, mango and avocado salad A light, refreshing and healthy Asian-inspired salad packed with protein and omega 3. If you want a slightly more substantial main course, serve the salad with rice noodles tossed in a little sesame oil and soy sauce

Ingred ients For the salad 400g raw king prawns, peeled 2 ripe avocados, stoned, quartered and thinly sliced 1 ripe mango, stoned and thinly sliced (optional 2tbsp fresh coriander, roughly chopped) For the dressing 5tbsp lime juice 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced 1.5tbsp dark brown sugar 1tsp fish sauce 3tbsp groundnut or sunflower oil

Step-by-step guide 1. Heat a griddle pan over a high heat.

2. Griddle the prawns until just cooked through (about three minutes).

3. For the dressing, mix the lime juice, chilli, sugar, fish sauce and oil in a bowl.

4. Keep mixing until the sugar has fully dissolved.

5. Just before serving, divide the avocado, mango and prawns between four bowls.

6. Drizzle over the dressing. Sprinkle with chopped coriander if desired.

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Vanilla panna cotta with raspberry coulis A creamy, smooth panna cotta that looks and tastes stunning – but is amazingly simple to make

Ingredients For the panna cotta 375ml whole milk 375ml double cream 40g caster sugar 1 vanilla pod (including scraped-out seeds) 5 gelatin leaves For the coulis 200g raspberries (fresh or frozen) 40g icing sugar 20g unsalted butter

Step-by-step guide 1. For the coulis, put the raspberries and icing sugar in a pan and heat gently until broken down.

2. Stir in the butter then blend and sieve to remove the seeds.

3. For the panna cotta, soak the gelatin leaves in a bowl of cold water for about five minutes.

4. Put the milk, cream, sugar and whole vanilla pod into a medium pan. Gently bring to a simmer.

5. Once simmering, remove the vanilla pod and take the pan off the heat.

6. Squeeze the water out of the gelatin leaves and stir them into the pan until they have dissolved.

7. Allow to cool a little, then spoon the mixture into glasses, leaving space for the coulis to be poured over.

8. Once cool, refrigerate for one or two hours until set.

9. Once set, pour in the coulis, then refrigerate for another hour or so before serving.

10. When serving, keep the glasses upright, as the coulis does not set but remains runny.

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EATING OUT

REVIEW BY SIAN TOWNSEND

RESTAURANT REVIEW

THE RIVERSIDE BRASSERIE Whether you fancy a slap-up meal, a light bite or an indulgent afternoon tea, the Riverside Brasserie at the Doubletree Hilton is the place to head this summer ORGET ANY misconceptions you may have about large hotels and their restaurants, because at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, local means a lot. “We keep up to date with goings-on in Cambridge; we use suppliers from the region and make sure we create a menu that appeals to locals and visitors alike,” says sous chef Karl Richardson.

Karl works with head chef Carl Wade, who has run the kitchen at the Riverside Brasserie for over five years now and, alongside his team, creates a unique and eclectic menu.

“There are 11 of us in the kitchen,” he explains.

“We bring our own ideas and influences and we are lucky to have the independence to create exciting new dishes on a regular basis.”

The team at the Riverside Brasserie is in the unique position of serving tourists from around the globe, business guests and local people on a daily basis and their menu reflects their diverse customer base. “As a young chef, that’s exciting,” says Karl. “We can put on dishes like ceviche and tempura knowing that they will appeal to as many diners as our fillet steak.”

The menu is large and varied, with innovative dishes sat alongside well-loved classics. The kitchen also works with East Anglian suppliers to source exotic game such as ostrich, antelope, zebra and crocodile. Curious diners can expect to see some unusual offerings on the summer menu too, which launches this month.

On both the food and wine front, service is knowledgeable and attentive. On our bustling Sunday dinner visit, we had enthusiastic recommendations for every course, and each one proved a winner. Our wine matches were also superb: a smooth Chablis to complement our light starters and a rounded Rioja for beef and venison mains.

We went for the two most intriguing starters: a scallop ceviche with kohlrabi, and a wasabi crust and a Stilton panna cotta. It was fantastic to see ceviche on a local menu, and the combination of soft fish, citrus zest and the crunch of the kohlrabi delivered a superb starter. I cheekily dived in for a spoonful of the wobbly Stilton cooked cream, which was light and fresh and the addition of salsa cut through the flavoursome cheese nicely. The mains we chose were a lesson in perfectly cooked meat.

I was attracted to the fillet of beef because

of the accompanying onion and Brie tart and it lived up to my expectations – the buttery cheese and sweet caramelised onion set the steak off a treat. The venison was tender and beautifully presented, with a shot of hearty gravy and assortment of spring vegetables.

Our waiter revealed his passion for the chef’s apple pie crème brûlée, a blend of two classics that had my companion grinning with glee. He declared it a texture and flavour masterpiece and raved about the soft crunch of sugar alongside the tart apple.

Our final choice was a coffee Marsala cream with chocolate soil. Like the ceviche, I was intrigued to try the Riverside Brasserie’s take on a dish I have seen on the menu of celebrity chefs and top London establishments.

I loved the concept; a plant pot made of dark chocolate, filled with a tiramisu of sorts covered with chocolate ‘soil’ and served with the softest chocolate ice cream. The soil gave a nice crunch to a smooth dish and I took childlike pleasure in breaking the crisp chocolate pot.

Summer offerings at the hotel will include their mojito bar, afternoon tea in the garden and, new for 2013, a barbecue option. “We will do what all British families do and whip the BBQ out as soon as we see some sun,” says Karl. “So if it’s a hot day then we’ll be here, cooking up all sorts of barbecue classics.”

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Our dinner was warm and welcoming, with food that exceeded all expectations, and we'll definitely be back to sample the rest of the fabulous menu. The best part is that there’s more than one option for every set of taste buds and so you could eat here many times and try them all. Chef Karl agrees. “Whether you are young or old, fancy something traditional or out of the ordinary, our menu caters for all,” he says.

Doubletree Cambridge, Granta Place, Mill Lane, 01223 259937; doubletreecambridge.com

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F OOD NEWS A monthly round-up of gastronomic goings-on in Cambridge and the surrounding area The Cambridge

bake off

Linton Kitchen opens There’s a gorgeous addition to our county’s foodie scene this month in the shape of a new café-shop in the picturesque Cambridgeshire village of Linton. The Linton Kitchen has a simple philosophy: local food, from local people – and good to their word, the shelves at the pretty shabby chic café groan under the weight of fantastic, locally sourced produce. As well as a selection of seasonal lunch and brunch

Tapping into our nation’s apparently unending fixation with all things cake, Cambridge is getting its very own mass-scale baking contest this summer.

Inspired by BBC’s Great British Bake Off, the event will see 100 local bakers go head to head through a series of rounds, culminating in a live finale at the Big Day Out on Parker’s Piece in July. Behind the event are Cambridge Cookery School and local foodie Caroline Biggs (coorganiser of Eat Cambridge festival).

The contest will be divided into four rounds in which bakers will be challenged with whipping up different cakes, ranging from a classic Victoria sponge to an extravagant summer celebration cake – all of which will be diligently judged by a panel of experts.

So, channel your inner Mary Berry, get that pinny on and get baking! @cambakeoff

offerings, there’s a mouthwatering array of cakes and sweet treats to tempt visitors, plus fresh fruit and veg available to buy.

Owner Gemma is offering the cream of Cambridgeshire’s food scene, from Hot Numbers’ coffee and Kandula Tea to custard tarts from Norfolk Street Bakery and beautiful biccies from The Biscuit Jar. If you live in Linton, lucky you. If you don’t, it's well worth the trip.

FIRST WEDNESDAY AT FITZBILLIES The well-loved Cambridge institution that is Fitzbillies has introduced a new series of pop-up dining events. ‘First Wednesdays,’ which take place on the first Wednesday of each month, are informal, relaxed and tasty dinners, served up by the Fitzbillies team – often with the help of a few foodie friends. Each event has a different theme; last month’s was a New York Deli Night, featuring pastrami on rye and showing off the new salt beef from local butcher, Andrew Northrop, whilst for June, they will be celebrating the arrival of summer with a barbecue night, involving Caroline-style smokey pulled pork, chunky coleslaw and slow-baked beans. For more details follow them on Twitter: @fitzbillies or take a look at their website: www.fitzbillies.com.

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Gog Magog’s Farm Shop Summer has truly arrived at Gog Magog’s Farm Shop, and we’re being treated to a range of delicious tastings and demos to inspire our own home cooking.

Gavin from Purely Pesto will be at the Farm Shop on 8 June with his range of hummus, pestos and dips for you to taste. They’re all handmade, and perfect for a bit of colour on the summer dining table.

Then on 15 June, head over to the courtyard where Neal’s Yard Dairy will be hosting an outdoor cheese-tasting event. The focus will be on summer cheeses, including some excellent seasonal goats cheese.

If that’s left you in need of something sweet, try the ice cream tasting on 22 June, hosted by Salcombe Dairy. www.gogmagoghills.com

DINING CLUB NSPCC CAMBRIDGE is hosting a lunchtime dining club this month at La Mimosa restaurant on 17 June. This friendly group meets five times a year and welcome new faces at their sociable food-based gatherings. This time around, there’s a guest speaker in the shape of local author and television presenter Liz Fraser, as well as lots of authentic Italian food to tuck into. Tickets are £16.50 for a two-course meal and coffee and all funds raised go towards projects in our region that help support vulnerable children and young people. To book, email cfm.armstrong@gmail.com or call 01954 719745. The event takes place from 12-2.30pm.

Bubble tea bursts into Cambridge A unique soft drinks experience that started in Taiwan and has taken America by storm is setting up shop in Cambridge this month.

Ooshi puts a whole new twist on tea drinking, offering ‘bubble tea’ – a combination of tea with creamy or fruit flavours, topped off with a choice of fruit jellies, tapioca pearls or ‘Ooballs’ (jelly spheres that burst in the mouth).

Ooshi opens at 61 Regent Street, run by the local Spurr family (dad Geoff, son Valentine and mum Lyudmila). The idea came to the family when Geoff, an accountant, worked with a client who was importing bubble tea from Taiwan and it occurred to him that Cambridge offered great potential for a bubble tea shop.

“Bubble tea is a drink experience people are not likely to have had before,” says Geoff. “It’s new, different and will be served in a lively, fun and bright environment with exciting colourful graphics that we believe will appeal to a student city like Cambridge.” Bubble tea first appeared in the tea shops of Taiwan in the 1980s.

The drink starts with a base of tea, usually Jasmine green tea, Assam black tea or Oolong tea. Ooshi is open seven days a week, until late. To find out more, follow them on Facebook or Twitter @Ooshi5 or visit www.ooshi.co.uk

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CAMBRIDGE COOKERY SCHOOL Good for you, versatile, easy to cook and light, fish is a summer dining staple. At Cambridge Cookery School, you can learn new ways of cooking and serving it at their Summer Fish course, taking place on 8 June, 10am-2pm. You’ll be taught how to gut and fillet, build a smoke box for quick and delicious smoked fish, and learn lots of new recipes to take home with you. The course costs £110.

Alternatively, you might like to venture along to Sunday Morning Intermediate Bread on 9 June, where you’ll master more intricate doughs including beer bread and sweet Swedish cinnamon buns, and learn a host of brand new skills to help you upgrade your usual picnic rolls to something a bit more advanced. From 10am-2pm for £110.

Also this month, you can take a turn towards the more exotic in Souk Food – Middle Eastern Delights on 28 June. The popularity of food from Lebanon and Israel is transforming and expanding our eating habits, and this evening class will introduce you to new flavours and spices, showing you the best combinations and methods to create your own Eastern-inspired feasts.

Takes place 7-10pm, £90. www.cambridgecookeryschool.com

Papworth Trust cook off

Go pro at The Red Cow Ever wondered what it would be like to be a professional chef? Over at The Red Cow in Chrishall, they’re celebrating their brand new kitchen facilities by inviting you to come and learn to be a chef for the day. You’ll be taught the tricks of the trade by award-winning chef Chris Sheppard, but don’t worry, there’ll be no MasterChef-style critiquing or Ramseyesque nightmares – they want you to enjoy your time behind the stove.

After you’ve learnt to prepare some of the dishes from their awardwinning menu (The Red Cow won the prestigious Les Routiers Pub of the Year 2013), you’ll be able to serve them to admiring friends and family in the restaurant, who you’ll join for a fivecourse meal – cooked by you!

This unique culinary experience costs £95 for the day and £37.50 per dining guest. See website for dates. www.theredcow.com

A new gourmet cooking competition concludes this month as three chefs from the John Lewis brasserie train up a team of local people with disabilities to produce a two-course meal for members of the public. The MasterChef-style cook off will take place on 5 June, judged by professional chefs including Tine Roach of the Cambridge Cookery School.

Proceeds from ticket sales will help charity Papworth Trust to support disabled people in the local area through a range of services, including support with care, accessible homes and youth clubs for disabled young people.

Annette Angell, fundraising manager for Papworth Trust said: “On the night you can expect some delicious dishes and a thrilling atmosphere in the fantastic setting of the John Lewis brasserie, which has a great view of the city. The competition is a fantastic opportunity

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for our customers to learn new skills and gain invaluable cooking experience in a professional kitchen so we’re very grateful to Waitrose who are generously donating the food and wine, and to the John Lewis staff who are volunteering their time.”

Robert Hallam, managing director at John Lewis Cambridge added, “We’re delighted to be supporting such a worthwhile charity in such a unique way. We’re proud of the expertise of our first-class chefs and pleased to be sharing that expertise with Papworth Trust.”

The John Lewis Gourmet Challenge will be held on Wednesday 5 June from 6.30-8pm in the John Lewis brasserie, 10 Downing Street, Cambridge. Tickets cost £15 for the meal, or £18 with a small glass of house wine and tea or coffee. www.papworth.org.uk

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FIVE OF THE BEST

WORDS SIAN TOWNSEND

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Whether you want to find the perfect gift or invest in a serious sparkler for yourself, there are reams some superb jewellers in the city who can help you find the gem of your dreams

HARRIET KELSALL ELSALL BESPOKE JEWELLERY

Diamond solitaire engagement ring by Harriet Kelsall

The team at Harriet Kelsall in Cambridge are an extremely talented bunch of designers who work with clients to produce bespoke pieces to treasure forever. And they certainly know how to show them off too; when you pop your head in to their shop on Green Street, it’s like peering into an alchemist’s cave. The shop is dimly lit, with spotlights cleverly highlighting each exquisite item to make it twinkle with gusto.

If you’re after a piece to impress, then you can take your ideas to the team and they will guide you through everything from the very first sketch to the final creation, making the whole experience reassuringly personal. Their bespoke service means that you can base your design on anything from a favourite flower to special city or landscape. It’s also nice to know that the jewellers have an ethical approach to sourcing precious metals and stones, and Fairtrade and Fairmined gold are available.

6/7 Green Street, CB2 3JU, 01223 461333 www.hkjewellery.co.uk

CELLINI Top tip for any gents thinking of popping the big question: if you whip out a Cellini box, she’ll be gasping yes before you’ve even had chance to get down on one knee. Indeed, we have it on good authority that many a Cambridge woman lusts after a piece of Cellini jewellery. This family firm was established since 1981 and holds court on Rose Crescent, with an array of glittering items on display in their famous window. Stepping in may seem a little daunting but service is knowledgeable and friendly, so you can be sure you will get exactly what you went in for. The design team includes gemologists, diamond graders, goldsmiths, silversmiths and watchmakers, so all sparkly options are expertly handled in-house. There are over 8,000 designs to look at, or you can take the option of having a bespoke item made.

Pearls have long been a speciality for the company, so if you are after a fetching necklace, this is the spot.

4 Rose Crescent, CB2 3LL, 01223 517700 www.cellini.co.uk

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CATHERINE JONES This jewellers, set on Bridge Street, was set up by its namesake back in 1964 after a fruitless search for the perfect pair of earrings. Catherine decided to make her own and set up Catherine Jones jewellery, which is still run by her daughter and grandson today. This local company stocks over 20 prominent designers, with something for every taste and budget. The overall style is contemporary, offering designs to fit with ongoing fashions and classic looks. They also stock a good range of luxury watches for ladies and gents — and if you join their mailing list online, you get 20 per cent off your first purchase with them.

9 Bridge Street, CB2 1UA, 01223 361596 www.catherinejones.com

PALENQUE

PANDORA A Pandora charm bracelet has become something of a must-have modern-day classic in recent years. The idea behind this key trend is that you invest in a bracelet – they come in 14 carat gold, sterling silver or leather, so you can choose a style to suit you – and then collect beautiful coloured charms to adorn it and create a bracelet completely unique to you.

You can collect charms to represent anything from your love of cats to roller skating, and everything in between – even

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a watering can for those with green fingers.

There are also more simple charms to add a splash of colour or texture. In fact, it’s pretty much the perfect gift for the lady in your life, as it solves the problem of what to get them for their birthday, Christmas or anniversary for years to come. Pandora also sells a range of necklaces, earrings and rings in the same contemporary style.

Grand Arcade, CB2 3BJ, 01223 301841 www.pandora.net

Styles at Palenque range from contemporary to ethnic, from dainty to chunky: something to go with every outfit and for every taste. The shop is one of five set up by husband and wife team David and Susanna Heard after a trip to Mexico and the ancient Mayan city of Palenque, which inspired their jewellery and the name for their shops.

Rather romantically, the city is now only inhabited by thousands of butterflies, so you can imagine how such a spot could instil a desire to create beautiful jewels.

It worked its magic on Susanna and David and the firm’s emblem is now a butterfly, which you can spot in some of their key pieces. They still source much of their silver from southern Mexico and work with their designers to create gorgeous items blending precious metals and unique stones. This is the perfect spot for gift hunting, as you can find anything from delicate silver and gold pendants for your more traditional friend to chunky rings and brightly coloured gems for the more adventurous.

29 Sidney Street, CB2 3HW, 01223 362552 www.palenquejewellery.co.uk

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SS13 Burberry

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Blue ruled the runways this season, from electric at Michael Kors through to powdery hues at Jonathan Saunders and bold brights at Burberry. Universally flattering, this is an easy colour trend to experiment with and there are plenty of options, from this gorgeous Topshop satchel to an eye-catching ombre pleated skirt from Primark.

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It might not sound like an ideal summer fabric but there’s nothing heavy about this season’s take on this trend. Metallics were everywhere on the SS13 catwalks, featuring heavily at the Burberry and Jonathan Saunders shows in particular.

There are a multitude of ways to work this trend, from slinky pencil skirts to holographic jackets and shimmering brogues. Hey presto: instant glamour.

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This is a trend that’s been bubbling away for a while, but with its vibrant colourways and wanderlusty vibe, it’s absolutely perfect for high summer. Go full on with this funky fluoro zebra bodycon number from Primark, or jazz up a plain tee with this beautiful Aztec-inspired scarf from La Redoute.

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Stripes are a perennial style staple, and this season they were out in force on the catwalks. From classic and pinstripe, to Regatta and humbug, designers including Tommy Hilfiger, Nicole Fhari and Acne showed a dizzying array of stripes of all colours. Channel classic Jean Paul Gaultier in this Topman tee, or inject a splash of colour with a bright and breezy House of Fraser striped shirt.

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SO FRESH SO CLEAN Before you can think about building your golden glow, it’s important to prep your skin. We love the Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser by Liz Earle, a plant-based cleanser with a two-phase action that swiftly removes all traces of face and eye make-up. Follow with the warmed muslin cloth to gently dislodge dead skin cells and hey presto: cleansed, soft and radiant skin. Finish with Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic, a floralscented, non-drying toner. Our top tip is to keep this one in the fridge for an icy blast of toning goodness.

Next up, let the exfoliating commence!

We love Sanctuary’s Salt Scrub for a rich and luxurious exfoliating experience. For the face, opt for Clarins One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser, which polishes away impurities and blocked pores.

Feeling creative? Bobbi Brown’s Buffing Grains are a fun way to mix your own exfoliator by combining it with your favourite cleanser.

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SIMPLE STEPS TO SKIN SUCCESS

COLOUR CALMING For those who suffer from any redness or rosacea, summer’s heat can be particularly problematic. Skinshop.co.uk offers a range of hard-working but gentle products containing caper extract, like this silky smooth Kalme Cream Cleanser (from £14.95) and Kalme Day Defence Cream with SPF 25 (£19.95). Need a little extra coverage?

Try Smashbox’s Colour Corrector Primer (£25, Boots) to counteract discoloration and even out your skin tone.

GO FOR GLOW! For a little faux colour to warm you up before the sunshine, Dermalogica’s Sheer Tint SPF 15 (£34, Elajé) offers a natural glow while protecting from harmful rays and it also has a luxuriously soft finish. For a burst of bronze, try Glow Job by Soap & Glory (£9 Boots) – a two-in-one moisturising lotion and temporary self-tanner with micro ‘Bronzeburst Beads’ that ‘pop’ when you massage them in, leaving you looking subtly sun-kissed.

For an all-over glow and the ultimate in luxury, Soleil de la Mer The Face And Body Gradual Tan from Crème de la Mer (£65, John Lewis) absorbs quickly for an even, perfectly natural-looking glow with no telltale biscuit smell. We also love the classic bronzed colour achieved by using Fake Bake’s products (from £18, www. feelunique.com) or any of the range by St Tropez (from £9.99, Boots). Don’t forget to keep your palms free of the giveaway orange tide lines by using a tanning mitt – we found bargain mitts in Primark for just £2 each.

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BE A BEACH BUM Before hitting the beach in that brand new bikini, many look to brighten and firm any potential wobbly bits. Dr Ceuticals Bottom Lift & Tone (£19.99, Boots) claims that after 28 days skin is up to 39 per cent firmer and appears 24 per cent tighter.

While we’re pretty sure actual exercise has to take place to truly tone derrières, after around a month of use, skin is softer and smoother with a more toned appearance. No bum deal!

The range also offers a Tummy Tone cream for a svelte and shapely silhouette.

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If you’re still not too sure about your beauty regime, ask the experts or seek out a kit. You could pop by Elajé beauty salon on Hills Road and speak to one of their skin care experts about the best products or treatments to suit your needs. Kit-wise, we love Clinique’s easy to use three-step products that’ll cleanse, tone and moisturise – or for preparing summer skin, Dermalogica’s Intensive Moisture Balance (£36.70, Elajé) quenches thirsty skin with a non-greasy appearance. If you want to opt for a natural catch-all solution, Dr Hauschka’s Daily Face Care Kit (£17.95, www.drhauschka.co.uk) comes with everything to support the skin’s natural moisture level.

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Frame the view

A conservatory, or orangery, adds space, light and character to your home – but it also needs careful thought when it comes to the design and planning side survey announced last month by Anglian Home Improvements found that one in four households are considering installing a conservatory, and it’s easy to see why.

Get it right and you can add to your home’s footprint, introduce bags of natural light and create a lovely focal point to the exterior of your house. Get it wrong, and you could end up with something that’s visually jarring with what you’ve already got, and might be too hot in summer and too cold in winter.

“Conservatories are extremely difficult to get right,” says Stephen Brown, chartered architectural technologist at Cambridge’s Artek Design House (01223 519086; www. artek-design-house.co.uk). “People in the 1970s, 80s and 90s seemed to spend quite a lot of money on uPVC conservatories that were too hot in summer and too cold in winter. Today, we can get better U-values from double and triple glazing; we can also have solar-reflective glass, solar-tinted glass and acoustic glass. By introducing a combination of these, we’ve got a much better chance of controlling the temperature in a conservatory than we did 20 years ago.” It can’t be underestimated how much difference these solar-control products have made, since it means that what used to be regarded as seasonal space can now be used all year round. Whether a dining room, home office or traditional sitting area, you can use a well-designed modern conservatory any time.

Stephen estimates that “Tinted and solar-reflective glass would probably

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take about 40% of heat out of the equation,” so it’s important to note that hi-tech glass can’t quite do all the work. Orientation is really important, too: “You really don’t want to site a conservatory in the sunniest spot in your garden; it needs almost north light or late afternoon/early morning sun,” says Stephen.

Restrictions on the layout of your home and garden might mean that there’s really only one obvious place to extend, but if you have a choice, avoid the suntraps, and you might want to think about when you are most likely to use the room (opting for a west-facing conservatory if you think you’ll use it for early evening sundowners, or east facing for sunny summer breakfasts).

“Planning your project can be a confusing and stressful time,” says Caroline Topping of Quayside Conservatories in Beccles (01502 714512; www.quayside-conservatories.co.uk).

“The conservatory must suit the property to which it is to become part of, while also

FLORENCE SOFA (Suitable for inside or out), now £200, BHS (08444 116000; www.bhsfurniture.co.uk)

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HERBERT DINING TABLE From £1,355, Butterfly chair £419, Jim chair £336, Joe chair £328, all from Conservatory Interiors

by Vale (0845 872 7626; www.interiorsbyvale.com)

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EUROFOLD FOLDING SLIDING DOORS IN ENGINEERED TIMBER From £2,700 (based on a three-door configuration, 390mmx90mm), Klöeber (01487 740044; www.kloeber.co.uk)

meeting your requirements – do you need an extended living area, extension to the kitchen, or a traditional conservatory in which to relax and enjoy your garden? You should also be aware if planning permission/building regulations are required from your local council, or whether you need ‘listed building’ or ‘conservation area’ consent. All these things can be clarified with the assistance of a reputable conservatory company.” Generally speaking, adding a conservatory is considered as ‘permitted development’, that is: not requiring special planning consent, although there are many caveats regarding size, for example. For up-to-date information, the government’s Planning Portal (found at www.planningportal.gov.uk) has a handy downloadable guide to what’s permitted.

If your chosen design is open-plan to an existing room in the house (a kitchen extension, for example) then it will additionally need to conform to building regulations, which introduces a whole raft of rules concerning, in particular, the energy efficiency of the building.

If it’s closed off, however, you’ll need to do it

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Lack of planning consent needed also means you have a free hand in choosing your design with an ‘outdoor quality’ door.

“Many conservatories will not meet the criteria within the building regulations for heat loss, and will require an external door set between them and the living space,” says Lee Green, technical director for Klöeber (01487 740044; www.kloeber. co.uk), which makes folding CAPE WEST CHAIR

BY DRIADE £930, Go Modern Furniture (02077 319540; www.gomodern.co.uk)

ELEGANS STUDIO From £12,600, Garden Spaces (08453 879387; www.gardenspaces.co.uk)

TATE By Quayside Conservatories (01502 714512; www.quayside-conservatories.co.uk)

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BESPOKE ORANGERY with lead-clad roofing by Jeremy Uglow, price on application (01420 520009; www.glass-houses.co.uk)

LYRA ROCKING CHAIR £350, Habitat (0844 499 1111; www.habitat.co.uk)

sliding doors. This sort of feature is ideal for separating the two spaces, not just because of their ability to retain heat – “our doors have great thermal properties with U-values as low as 1.1 in timber and 1.2 in aluminium,” says Lee – but because of the way they fold back and become almost invisible. Doubling up and having a matching set of doors leading into the garden will create a neat, seamless flow between the inside and out.

The lack of planning consent needed also means you have a free hand in choosing your design. Selecting a material for the framing part of the building is down to budget, your own aesthetic preference, and how much upkeep you’re prepared to do. At the least expensive end of the spectrum, uPVC is still

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GARDEN ROOM By Quayside Conservatories (01502 714512; www.quayside-conservatories.co.uk), where a basic orangery costs from £25,000 for a 3.5m2 room, including design, planning, manufacture and installation

really popular; it’s maintenance free, and its availability in kit form means it’s the safest option for DIY-ers.

“Softwood is another relatively inexpensive option; the wood is treated to give longevity, but in Stephen Brown’s opinion, “Softwood is of poor quality even if it’s been vacuum pressure treated. The treatment seems only to get into the external three millimetres or so and unless it’s treated every couple of years, the weather’s eventually going to get in, and it will rot. Hardwood has a much longer lifespan, and in my view, if you’re spending the money to get a really nice conservatory, an extra £2000-£3000 to go from softwood to hardwood is money well spent.” Most of the top-end bespoke conservatories are

made from hardwood, and the flexibility they offer in terms of design, as well as minimal maintenance and the option to have them painted in any colour you want, is very appealing. Prices for hardwood conservatories start at around £25,000. “Even with new builds, people are still looking for traditional joinery products, and with new technology like low-maintenance paint, you don’t have to do anything for ten years,” says Andrew Madge, director of Gowercroft Joinery (01773 300510; www.gowercroft.co.uk), which specialises in bespoke timber products. “We use an aluminium capping system – the roof is topped with powder-coated aluminium, so it needs no maintenance.” An all-aluminium frame is another option, and great for creating slim-

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ROSEMOOR DINING TABLE AND FOUR CHAIRS Now £349.30, Marks & Spencer (084560 90200; www.marksandspencer.com)

ENGINEERED TIMBER CONSERVATORY KITCHEN EXTENSION Conservatories from £25,000, by Timber Windows (084565 27300; www.timberwindows.com)

BLOOMINGVILLE PINK RATTAN CHAIR £185, House Envy (01446 795594; www.house-envy.co.uk)

profile, minimal, modern conservatories that have the maximum possible amount of glass.

Both Andrew and Stephen say that the conservatory is currently being edged out by the orangery, which has more masonry, and therefore a more robust appearance. “It’s a more useable space,” says Stephen. “Not so difficult to keep warm, and not so difficult to keep cool. It also has more character in many respects, and generally it’s a much better addition to the house because of its versatility.” And if you find that the shape of your garden or the orientation of your house makes neither a conservatory or orangery possible, you can always use the space at the bottom of your plot for a garden ‘pod’ or something more substantial, which can be

In my view, an extra £2000-£3000 to go from softwood to hardwood is money well spent used as an office or additional space. The price of these mostly contemporary little buildings is coming down, with many firms offering ‘affordable’ alternatives: Hilton Garden Studios (08000 434822; www.hiltongardenstudios. com) has launched a more budget-friendly range, for example, with prices from £7,495, which includes flooring and lighting, making it very competitive. The Gastropod from Garden Spaces (08453 879387; www.gardenspaces. co.uk) costs from £7,100 and its cedar cladding blends beautifully with garden foliage.

Fixtures and fittings for any space that receives a lot of light – yes, even if it has hitech glass – require thought. Protection from fading is the biggest issue, and with so much outdoor furniture now having an ‘indoor’ look,

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such as chunky all-weather rattan, going for an outdoor product is a safe bet, with the added bonus that you can drag it outside. Avoid standard upholstery and furniture made from delicate timber such as mahogany, which will fade, and stick to hard materials such as iron, wicker, willow or Lloyd Loom (a tightly woven paper). Temper this with indoor plants, plus soft furnishings that you don’t mind replacing.

Cane furniture is having a major resurgence this year, especially anything that channels a curvy 1970s vibe, and now comes in bright hits of colour, like the Lyra range from Habitat (08444 991111; www.habitat.co.uk).

Shading is another way to make a conservatory a more comfortable place, and blinds often need to be designed bespoke

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to fit in to all those awkward corners, such as in the roof space. “We are seeing more demand for energy saving products, and roof blinds are an effective way of doing this – 70% of heat comes in or out of the conservatory roof,” says Richard Hussey from Appeal Home Shading (0800 975 5757; www.appealshading. com). The firm’s Alu-Pleat and Solar R give 85% heat reflection. “As for colours and fabrics, the demand is still for the ‘classical’ look, ie pinoleum. For a more modern look, pleated and roller blinds (with fewer wires) are popular. Creams, white and soft pastels are still the most popular colours.”

Julie Adamson, manager at Cambridge Sunblinds (01223 460192; www. cambridgesunblinds.co.uk) says, “For a long run of windows we’d recommend vertical blinds; they’re versatile, and better for antiglare, since you can turn the louvres to shield the light exactly where it is coming through.”

Horizontal blinds have a reputation for looking untidy, but Cambridge Sunblinds’ pleated products claim not to sag like others. Julie also says, “We have a system called Perfect Fit, with

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GARDENS

WORDS CATHERINE CARR

Get your garden summer ready

Now is the time to start prepping your garden for the warmer weather ahead. Catherine Carr shows you how

OLD BULBS Lots of gardens still have fading spring flowers in borders and tubs. Once they’ve died, it’s tempting to snip off the green stems to ‘tidy up’. Don’t! The leaves are nature’s way of collecting goodness and energy for the bulb under the soil, recharging it for next y p y If you y must,, snip p off the dead year’s display.

blooms carefully. If you want to lift the bulbs, this should be done once the leaves have died back. Gently separate the bulbs and store them somewhere cool and dry.

HEDGES At this time of year, my thoughts turn to drinking wine in the garden on warm evenings. In order to find space to drink said wine, I usually have to hack back the overgrown shrubs and hedges around the patio. Before you follow suit, spare a thought for the birds that are busier than ever making nests for their babies – in hedges just like yours. Before you go crazy with the shears, watch for a day or two, then have a peek. If the coast is clear, chop away.

LAWNS They really are amazing things. We English are dotty about them, and after a few months of worrying whether mine would survive the snow, frost, sleet and rain – it has done what it always does, and emerged unscathed. Now it needs some serious attention. At this time of year, lawns need cutting weekly. If you’ve been a bit lazy to date, mow it regularly over the next few weeks and cut it a little shorter each time. While lawns are hardy things, they don’t much like radical restyles.

WEEDING It goes without saying that if your plants and flowers are growing like crazy, then the weeds are too. As I’m lazy by nature, I never set out to ‘do some weeding’. It’s a daunting thought which makes me feel immediately exhausted. Instead, I keep a hoe handy, and do the odd bit here and there. Likewise, if I’m planting, or doing that pesky staking, I will grub about for a few minutes, plucking out the weeds nearby. Little and often is better than just putting it off, and off, and off…

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Courtesy of John Lewis

nd so it begins: the sun is finally shining and life has returned to the garden.

One day the tangled, bare branches look as though an old mattress has sprung its springs in the flower beds; the next, buds are almost bursting before your eyes. In my opinion, the gardens and green spaces of Cambridge are at their most beautiful right now, when the display of colour feels like a reward for getting through the long grey weeks since Christmas. In our own backyards, there is something new to be noticed almost hourly.

In my garden, the pear blossom has been and gone, but the clematis is at its peak. I’m now on daily wisteria watch…

Much as I love pottering and spotting what’s new, I’m also aware that there are a few jobs to be done to keep the garden looking tip top for the summer and beyond.

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GARDENS

STAKING AND TYING It’s a bit of a faff, to be honest, but once a plant has flopped, no amount of staking tends to save it. It is best to get in there right at the start of the season. That way, you give your hollyhocks the best chance to be stars of the summer border show. Also, poking stakes into the ground near the base of perennial plants will do much less damage to the roots at this time of year.

Use twine in a figure eight to gently tie the stem to the support. As for climbing plants, the tying needs to be done when the shoots are new and soft. Trying to do battle with a wayward woody bruiser is never a fun way to spend an afternoon in the garden. If you have any young trees in the garden, now is also a good time to loosen any ties which may be cutting into their bark.

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TUBS, BASKETS AND BEDDING By this time of year, I will have already thrashed the credit card at least once in the garden centre. A bit of gardening in March perks both me and the garden up. Stuffing patio pots with a jumble of flowers is a trick I repeat in early summer too – when I feel I need colour, fast. Now the weather has warmed up, you can think about investing in summer annuals to liven up your beds. Just remember to dig a bigger hole than you think you need, use compost for the roots and water in well. A few minutes’ research on what will flourish in the conditions you have in your garden will pay dividends all summer long.

WATER Before the sun reaches its peak, and if you have any energy left from all that wine drinking and weeding, it may be a good time to think about water. A water butt, plumbed into the down pipe from your roof (or even your shed roof), will yield a surprising amount. Buying the butt and installing it is really scant effort for a huge reward. Nothing will make you feel more virtuous than watering your newly planted pots and beds with free, harvested rainwater.

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EDUCATION

WORDS KAREN MARINHO

WHO SAYS GIRLS AREN’T

INTERESTED IN COMPUTING? Karen Marinho, head of computer science & computer literacy at St Mary’s, wants to reinvent computing and ICT to encourage more girls to get involved HERE has been much debate recently in educational and business circles as to the teaching and relevance of both ICT and computing in schools – so much so that the government has highlighted the need to look at and consider changing what is offered in schools.

ICT, in educational terms, is now considered out of date. When it was introduced, ICT combined what is now seen as the core of ICT and what is being hailed as the forgotten subject of computing. In the past you needed to understand how computers worked to interact with them, however, with the advent of user-friendly interfaces, computers came out of the realm of the ‘geek’ and there is now a fast-growing market where the majority of us are now computer users rather than programmers.

ICT, as taught at St Mary’s, has come full circle within the last couple of years. It has always involved the use and mastering of computer systems and their software to solve real-world problems encountered while in education and in the world of work where jobs require ICT skills. These skills still need to be taught and we have adopted the term ‘Digital Literacy’ to describe them.

While introducing moviemaking and animation programmes to liven up ICT lessons, we decided to introduce an open source (free) ‘blocks’ type programming language called Scratch. Developed by MIT, it enables pupils to program and animate ‘Sprites’ that they can use in creating their own games. The beauty of Scratch, where you can drag and drop blocks of pre-written code to develop your own program, is you can quickly be creative and it is a more userfriendly interface to programming.

It is generally accepted that girls tend to be less interested in computers and computer programming, but we aim to question these generalities. We are always mindful that our pupils are inspired and encouraged in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Maths) subjects as well as the other subjects in our broad curriculum.

It was both enlightening and uplifting to see some of them so ‘gripped’ by Scratch

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that they would work on their own games at home. We followed up this success with the introduction of App Inventor, which enables pupils to design and create their own apps for use on Android phones.

Our success in engaging our students with Scratch led to our involvement in the .NET Gadgeteer project which links hardware and software to develop gadgets, such as a camera. With the support of Sue Sentence at Anglia Ruskin University and loan of kit from Microsoft, a .NET Gadgeteer club was started. A small core of dedicated and enthusiastic students became hooked and won the project’s runner-up prize! We now have our own kits and have invested in Lego Mindstorm and Arduino kits to help reinforce hardware and software concepts creatively.

Having developed a growing interest within school, we began offering GCSE computing in September 2012. The girls have been taking computers to pieces, and learning to program in Python, among other languages. This has resulted in students asking about A level computing at St Mary’s and plans for offering this are underway.

There have been other unintentional byproducts of the introduction of computing that have enriched the school. Computing appeals to all ability ranges, not just the academic; interest has fostered excellent

vertical integration across year groups and it provides opportunities for teamwork.

It is not our intention, however, to create a computing curriculum that is solely tied to programming. Year 7s joining in 2013 will be introduced to Thinking Skills within our curriculum, part of which will include computing and computational thinking.

Our school’s foundress had a vision in the early 17th century that “Women in time to come will do much” and this is at the heart of all we teach.

In the field of computer science there is some way to go; the figure of just 16% of undergraduate computing students being female in 2009 is shocking – if ever there was a call to action it was this.

As our headmistress, Charlotte Avery, said when invited to speak at BETT (a showcase for IT in education) this year: “It is incumbent on all in education to inspire girls with the teaching of computer science and to help them aspire to careers in computing.”

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FUN IN THE SUN The experts at Scampers Natural Pet Store look at summer pet products and offer advice on making sure your pooch stays safe while you’re out in the warm weather

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We think that special dogs deserve special treats, and one of our favourite of the bunch is Billy + Margot’s range of doggy iced treats.

Flavours include Honey and Banana, and Apple, Banana and Carrot, and all products are packed with top-quality, natural ingredients and enhanced with aloe vera and flaxseed oil.

Hot cars Never, ever leave your dog alone in a hot car.

The temperatures can rise rapidly, becoming unbearably hot, even when it’s not that warm outside. In fact, when it’s 22°C outside, the temperature in a car can soar to 47°C within just 50 minutes. In a stuffy, airless car, dogs are unable to cool down – which can have fatal consequences. Leaving a window open or covering the windscreen simply isn’t enough, so plan carefully when taking your dog out. If you see a dog unattended in a car on a warm day – alert the police.

Typical signs of heatstroke are heavy panting, profuse salivation, a rapid pulse, very red gums/tongue, lethargy, lack of coordination, reluctance or inability to rise after collapsing, vomiting, diarrhoea, and loss of consciousness in extreme circumstances. If your dog shows symptoms of heatstroke, move him to a shaded, cool area and ring your vet immediately.

Dogs suffering from heatstroke urgently need to have their body temperature gradually lowered. You can aid this by dousing your dog with cool (not cold) water and giving him small amounts of cool water to drink, but always seek advice from a vet.

In the garden During the summer months your dog is likely to be spending a lot of time in your garden – so you’ll want to protect your lawn. Dog Rocks™, which you put directly into your dog’s water bowl, are great products that combat those nasty brown patches caused by dogs going to the toilet on grass. They even contain properties that help to fertilise your lawn, too.

When it comes to playing in the garden, rather than throwing broken sticks you find outdoors for your dog, we recommend investing in Safestix instead. Whereas traditional sticks can have splinters and sharp bits, or may break and potentially cause injuries to your dog, Safestix are nice and soft on dogs’ mouths, as well as being easy to clean and, of course, reusable.

At the beach A trip to the beach with your pooch can be great fun, but these excursions require a little pre-planning and preparation. There are lots of potential hazards, from sunburnt noses to debris and sharp shells in the sand, which could hurt your dog’s paws. We recommend packing a first-aid kit, so that you’re ready for any potential mishaps.

Lots of dogs love to have a swim, and it can be great fun for them, as well as an excellent form of exercise. There are a couple of safety precautions to bear in mind, however. Firstly, not all dogs can swim, or enjoy it – so it’s important to know your dog’s personality and behaviours before attempting to get him to swim. If your dog does take to the water and you’d like to make swimming a regular part of his routine, get him kitted out with a life jacket (we recommend the EZYDOG floatation device). They are nice and bright so you can keep an eye on him, and they will ensure that he’s kept afloat if he gets tired, is accidentally knocked into the water, or gets into any trouble while he’s splashing about – giving you peace of mind so you can relax.

Summer essential!

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just enough for a single sip, so no wasting, and dogs learn to use it easily as it works with their natural way of drinking. This product is perfect for the outdoors, walks, camping trips, pet shows, exercise days, or grooming days.

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PETS

WORDS JUDITH BANK

MICROCHIPPING Judith Bank from SureFlap Microchip Pet Doors explains why microchipping is your number one priority when letting your beloved pet roam the neighbourhood ummer is here and with the recent warm weather, your pet may well be spending a lot of time outdoors: sunbathing, playing, exploring – the opportunities are endless!

But have you considered the best form of identification to ensure you can be reunited with your pet, should his adventures ever take him further afield than expected?

June is National Microchipping Month, and veterinary practices and animal charities throughout the UK are hosting low-cost microchipping events, such as Wood Green’s microchipping day on 17 June, when you can get your cat or dog microchipped for just £5.

What is microchipping?

Microchipping is a permanent form of identification. Even if your pet wears a collar and tag, it’s a good idea to get him microchipped, because collars can easily be removed or lost. Microchipping is recommended by all the UK’s leading animal charities and by law, all dogs in England must be microchipped by 2016. However, there is currently no legislation planned for our feline friends.

A microchip is a tiny implant, about the size of a grain of rice, which is injected under the animal’s skin in a quick procedure that requires no anaesthetic. If you got your pet from a rescue shelter, he probably already has a microchip – your vet can check this for you. Each microchip has a unique number which is entered onto a registration database with the owner’s contact details – so it’s important to keep these up to date.

A microchipped pet has a much better chance of being returned to its owner than one without a microchip. If an animal is found without any obvious identification, it will usually be taken to a vet or animal shelter where it can be scanned for a microchip. If the animal can’t be identified it may be rehomed, leaving you forever wondering what happened to your pet.

Microchip pet doors: chip and in The benefits of microchipping now extend beyond identification with the availability

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WIN! To celebrate National Microchipping Month, we have two SureFlap Microchip Pet Doors to give away.

Designed for cats and small dogs, the SureFlap Microchip Pet Door opens only for your pet and is compatible with all identification microchips. It is suitable for multi-pet households and its curfew mode enables owners to set automatic locking and unlocking times; ideal for keeping pets indoors overnight. To enter, visit www. cambsedition.co.uk of microchip-operated pet doors, including those made by local company SureFlap.

Microchip pet doors learn a pet’s unique microchip number, which acts as a personalised door key, to admit the resident pet whilst keeping out the neighbour’s pets, strays and other wildlife. This collarless solution is particularly beneficial for cats, who may not otherwise wear a collar, but it is also proving popular with owners of small dogs who wish to give their pet outdoor access for toileting and exercise while they are away from home.

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Institute of Continuing Education

Short courses and part-time qualifications for the public

May to September 2013

Are you searching for a part-time or short course? Would you like to study with the University of Cambridge but aren’t sure where to begin? Perhaps you’re looking to progress your career with a part-time qualification?

The Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) offers hundreds of courses for adults of all ages, taught by leading Cambridge experts. Options range from weekends right up to two-year Master’s programmes.

Many courses are open to all, and you don’t need any special qualifications to apply.

Find out more at www.ice.cam.ac.uk/2013

You can choose from a huge range of subjects, including archaeology, architecture, art history, creative writing, history, international development, landscape and garden history, languages, literature, local history, music, philosophy, psychology, religion, science and the natural world, and many more.

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Weekend courses at Madingley Hall Our popular programme of weekend courses runs all year round. Courses run from Friday evening to Sunday lunchtime, and include meals from our awardwinning kitchen. You can choose to stay at Madingley Hall in our comfortable en-suite accommodation, or attend as a non-resident. Most courses are open to all and no qualifications are required.

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Pompeii

24 May 2013

£240

£110

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Divided cities: fractured pasts, walls and buffer zones

14 Jun 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

The Mycenaeans: the roots of Greek history

12 Jul 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX166

Fri – Sun

Reading Classical Greek

24 May 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Reading Classical Latin: Plautus and Sallust

14 Jun 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX144

Fri – Sun

Reading Classical Greek

13 Sep 2013

£240

£110

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Gardens 1943–2013: sustenance and showcase

14 Jun 2013

£240

£110

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The landscapes of Anglo-Saxon England

28 Jun 2013

£240

£110

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The English Renaissance garden

19 Jul 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

‘He paints as he plants’: the planting and artistry of Capability Brown

23 Aug 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Course title Archaeology and anthropology

Classical studies

Historic environment (landscapes and gardens)

History and local history The inter-war years: 1918–1939

24 May 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX135

Fri – Sun

Crime and deviance: nuts, sluts and perverts?

31 May 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX139

Fri – Sun

From Gettysburg to Birmingham: the African-American freedom struggle, 1863–1963

31 May 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Deviance in Tudor society

14 Jun 2013

£240

£110

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Ending the great wars: justice and conciliation

19 Jul 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX168

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Sun, sex and sea: the Grand Tour and its legacy, 1700–1800

19 Jul 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Two films about Stalin’s USSR: 1930s propaganda versus 1990s post-socialist realism

16 Aug 2013

£240

£110

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Modern British sculpture

31 May 2013

£240

£110

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Portraits: from Roman generals to Freud’s children

14 Jun 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX145

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Painting autumn berries and fruits

16 Aug 2013

£240

£110

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History of art and architecture

Satin, silk and sin: Dutch genre painting in the time of Vermeer

16 Aug 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

The Pre-Raphaelite rebels

23 Aug 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Wildlife and natural history photography

23 Aug 2013

£240

£110

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The Italian Renaissance: new perspectives of man and his world

30 Aug 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Languages Advanced French weekend

31 May 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX142

Fri – Sun

Basic level Italian weekend

12 Jul 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Intermediate French weekend

12 Jul 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX160

Fri – Sun

Medieval masterclasses: medieval Latin II

12 Jul 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX162

Fri – Sun

Egyptian hieroglyphs: beginner and intermediate levels

19 Jul 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX167

Fri – Sun

Introduction to Chinese language and culture

19 Jul 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX171

Fri – Sun

Advanced Italian weekend

16 Aug 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Early French film and photography

23 Aug 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Beginners’ French weekend

30 Aug 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

German language weekend

13 Sep 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Reading Virginia Woolf: Mrs Dalloway and To the Lighthouse

31 May 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX138

Fri – Sun

The haunted mind: an exploration in literature

14 Jun 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX146

Fri – Sun

Appreciating Caribbean poetry

28 Jun 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX154

Fri – Sun

Women in Victorian literature, art and society: saints or sinners?

28 Jun 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX151

Fri – Sun

Re-imagining the past: intrigue, ghosts and the comic

19 Jul 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Time to write

16 Aug 2013

£385

£165

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Fri – Mon

An introduction to (Late) Old and Middle English literature

30 Aug 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

The poetry of W B Yeats

13 Sep 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX021

Fri – Sun

Literature, film and creative writing

Music Beethoven: the 32 sonatas and Diabelli Variations

28 Jun 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Pipers and tune: John and Myfanwy Piper and the music of Benjamin Britten

12 Jul 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

The operas of Meyerbeer

19 Jul 2013

£385

£165

1213NRX173

Fri – Mon

Jazz improvisation

16 Aug 2013

£240

£110

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Fri – Sun

Who’s afraid of Wagner’s ‘Ring’?

30 Aug 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX013

Fri – Sun

Philosophy, psychology & religious studies Philosophical paradoxes

31 May 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX143

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Atheism, nonreligion and society

14 Jun 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX148

Fri – Sun

Now you see it: the illusion of vision

28 Jun 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX156

Fri – Sun

Freud: psychologist and philosopher

12 Jul 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX165

Fri – Sun

An introduction to the study of psychology and religion

13 Sep 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX023

Fri – Sun

Great (ancient) Greek philosophers

13 Sep 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX022

Fri – Sun

Medical ethics: controversy and consensus in a changing world

13 Sep 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX019

Fri – Sun

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Institute of Continuing Education Courses for the public May to September 2013 Science and the natural world Evolution and the fossil record

31 May 2013

£240

£110

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Bees, flies and flowers: the ecology of pollination and why it matters

14 Jun 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX150

Fri – Sun Fri – Sun

The plant hunters

28 Jun 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX152

Fri – Sun

The scientific heritage of Cambridge

28 Jun 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX155

Fri – Sun

Crime scene investigation

12 Jul 2013

£240

£110

1213NRX159

Fri – Sun

Tracing prehistoric ancestry using DNA

16 Aug 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX004

Fri – Sun

Extinctions: crises in the history of life

30 Aug 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX014

Fri – Sun

From astronomy to zoology: the A-Z of science

30 Aug 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX016

Fri – Sun

Summer Schools in Cambridge The International Summer Schools have been welcoming participants from all over the world since 1923 and attract around 1,000 applicants each year.

Programmes take place in Cambridge’s historic colleges and lecture halls.

Course title

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Tuition Fee

Accommodation Fee

International Summer School Term I

8 Jul 2013

£1,495

From £865

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International Summer School Term II

4 Aug 2013

£1,000

From £450

2 weeks

Ancient Empires Summer School

7 Jul 2013

£1,000

From £705

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History Summer School

21 Jul 2013

£1,000

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2 weeks*

Literature Summer School Term I

7 Jul 2013

£1,000

From £705

2 weeks*

Literature Summer School Term II

21 Jul 2013

£1,000

From £705

2 weeks*

Medieval Studies Summer School

4 Aug 2013

£1,000

From £710

2 weeks*

Science Summer School Term I

7 Jul 2013

£1,035

From £705

2 weeks*

Science Summer School Term II

21 Jul 2013

£1,035

From £705

2 weeks*

Shakespeare Summer School

4 Aug 2013

£1,000

From £710

2 weeks*

English for Academic Purposes

21 Jul 2013

£2,070

From £1,475

4 weeks

IELTS Preparation Course

7 Jul 2013

£1,675

From £1,345

3 weeks * 1 week options available

Online courses You can now study at Cambridge wherever you are in the world, with our fully-online short courses. These last seven weeks and are open to all. Plus you can try out one of our free tasters before you enrol, and find out what it’s like to study with us online.

Course title

Start date

Fee

Course code

Duration

Googling the earth: online resources for discovering landscape archaeology

3 Jun 2013

£220

1213NOE027

7 weeks 7 weeks

Psychology in context

3 Jun 2013

£220

1213NOE028

Ancient Rome: the city, society and infrastructure

3 Jun 2013

£220

1213NOE029

7 weeks

Executive Coaching Online

3 Jun 2013

£375

1213NOE030

7 weeks 7 weeks

Creative writing: an introduction to travel writing

16 Sep 2013

£220

1314NOE001

An introduction to international development: understanding contemporary issues and themes

16 Sep 2013

£220

1314NOE002

7 weeks

Interpersonal dynamics of executive coaching

16 Sep 2013

£375

1314NOE003

7 weeks

The fall of the Roman Empire

16 Sep 2013

£220

1314NOE004

7 weeks

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Financial support: bursaries and loans Are you new to higher education, new to ICE, or a state-funded teacher? If so, you could be eligible for an ICE Bursary award if you’re applying to study for an undergraduate level qualification. Certification, Diploma and Advanced Diploma students will also be able to pay their fees in instalments, and may have access to part-time student loans if studying for a first university qualification.

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