What’s on Fifth Safari Supper 9th June
I cannot believe it is FIVE years since Jane and I had the (brilliant) idea of running a Safari Supper in Melbourn to raise money for the All Saints Community Hall! The very first supper took place before the hall was officially opened and I had to swear that we wouldn’t make a mess or spoil anything for the opening ceremony the following day! The hall has proved to be a great asset to the village and is being very well used, but there are still things we want to do to improve the facilities and the major item at the moment is the installation of some kind of treatment to improve the acoustics. Our fifth Safari Supper will take place on Saturday 9th June this year. I do hope that everyone who has taken part before will join in again – we have taken care to avoid the fetes in Melbourn and Meldreth – and that even more people will join in. For the evening to work well we need people willing to provide a starter, main course or dessert for 4 to 8 people – and after each course you all move on to different venues hopefully (if we have organised it properly) not meeting the same people again. We all finish up at the Hall to have coffee and exchange notes on the evening! The cost is £12 per person but we do offer something towards the food for those who are cooking. Not everyone has to be a host, we can take a limited number of guests as well and have several regulars from outside the village who enjoy taking part. It is good fun and you get to meet a lot of people. If you would like to know more about our Safari Supper, or indeed to put your name down to take part do please ring either me or Jane Brett. Or alternatively, email howards. carlings@btinternet.com for an application form. Mavis Howard 260686 Jane Brett 260306
Arts Development If you’re part of a group interested in working with an artist, hosting an arts event or if you run an arts related group and need some support then contact your local Arts Development Manager, Kirstin Bicknell. She can support with everything from marketing and fundraising advice to contacting an artist. Kirstin is part of the stART partnership between village colleges and South Cambridgeshire District Council. StART runs a number of district wide initiatives including an equipment bank and mobile cinema for community groups to hire. See their website www.start-arts.org.uk for more information or contact Kirstin, telephone 07770 643165, email Kirstin@start-arts.org.uk
Local Arts Mailing List Do you want to know what’s going on locally? The local arts mailing list will include details of events and workshops linked to the arts in its widest sense (drama, art, music, dance etc).
To join and receive occasional email updates contact Kirstin Bicknell by emailing kirstin@start-arts.org.uk with the word subscribe in the title. If you have a local arts related event or workshop, you’d like to promote then contact Kirstin with the event details.
British Choral Anthems Friday 20th April 2011, Bassingbourn Parish Church North End, Bassingbourn, SG8 5NW 8pm Saturday 21st April 2011, Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, 7:30pm
Swaffham Bulbeck Summer Theatre … presents Gilbert and Sullivans
IOLANTHE Wednesday 13th June – Saturday 16th June performances at 7.30pm + Saturday Matinee at 2.30pm Downing Farm, Station Road, Swaffham Bulbeck Cambridge CB 25 0NB. Details of ticket prices and outlets will be notified in time for later editions. Contact, Mrs. Ruth Dennis, Ashfield House, 20, High Street, Stetchworth, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9TJ. Tel: 01638 508171 fax: 01638 555600 (work) e-mail: info@sbstgands.co.uk
Cambridge Science Festival Synopsis This year, there are over 180 mostly free events running throughout Cambridge from 12–25 March. This year we’re celebrating the boundaries that are being broken in science at events; from racing mini rockets using lasers to learning about how the BBC’s hit series Frozen Planet was produced, there is something for everyone to come and see. We’ll have the usual mix of interactive fun for all the family at our open days on 17 and 24 March, along with plenty for adults at our evening lecture series. For more information and a programme, please call: 01223 766766 or visit: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival, from 1 February, and booking opens on 6 February. As part of the Inspire programme of activities across the UK, endorsed by the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Festival has the theme ‘Breaking boundaries’ and we have loads of events celebrating the science behind sport throughout the Festival. Guest Director for 2012 is comedian Robin Ince who will be hosting loads of events. These include Robin Ince’s melbournmagazine
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