Evensong during Michaelmas Term at Kings College Chapel

Michaelmas Term being 8th Oct to 6th Dec 2024

This is the most special thing that anyone can do when they visit Cambridge. Allowing the public to enjoy Evensong is an incredibly generous gift by the college and it must be appreciated as a privilege. There are lots of things to do in Cambridge but this should be at the top of anyone’s list. Soak up the voices of the choir under the vaulted ceiling of Kings College Chapel. Bask in the splendour and the majesty of this remarkable chapel and it’s talented members of the college.

As a visitor we recommend that you arrive at 4:55pm at the front entrance to the college on Kings Parade and then you will be at the front of the queue that will form behind you. 5pm they will let you into the college and make your way to the south door. 5:15pm you will be allowed into the chapel and be directed to a seat. 5:30pm Evensong will start.

There is no need to sing or pray but stand up when everyone else stands up and sit down when everyone else sits down.

Be respectful by dressing appropriately, not talking and not taking photographs.

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DETAILED INFORMATION

Easter Term Evensong will start on Tuesday 3rd October and runs nearly non-stop until Friday 1st December 2023.

*Closed Mondays’

Easter Sunday has a morning Holy Eucharist at 10:30am and a special Festival Evensong at 3:30pm

Wednesdays’ are the Kings Voices being students and choristers

Thursdays’ is Holy Eucharist

Sundays’ is Holy Eucharist at 10:30am and Evensong at 3:30pm

Evensong does not operate during Christmas but there are lots of winter concerts to enjoy. Evensong and coral services start back up again on Tuesday 16th January 2024 for the Lent Term finishing on Friday 15th March for Easter. You can always check future term dates here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/term-dates-and-calendars

For more detailed information about what you may bring and precisely what service is on visit: http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/chapel-services.html

This winter fair includes so much …

• Big Wheel
• Ice Skating
• Alpine Lodge
• Christmas Markets
• Apres Terrace
• Merry Go Round
• Curling

Free to enter!

Ice Skating is £15per hour for an adult, £14concessions, £12.50 for children. Book online here:-

https://www.christmasincambridge.co.uk/

https://www.cambridgetouristinformation.co.uk

Great venue for a comedy night. Intimate and cosy.

This venture was started in 2018 as a pop up comedy club across the region. It’s always a good night.

Tickets £16

(18yrs plus only obviously)

For more information visit: https://bigdealcomedy.co.uk/events/6sscewxpym7k3n6-ht8rf-hpxgy-ayey9-gyeaj-bls4y-82kpj-z97xg-r27k5-y7bkl-dned4-rjemm-b5zzw-77aem-zczjb-5wlzy

https://bigdealcomedy.co.uk/

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A highlight to the Cambridge calendar.

The university and the residents come together to support the boys in light blue as they take on a select group of visitors. First designed to test our 1st XV ahead of their varsity match against Oxford. Now one of the social occasions of the season.

Only standing tickets available. Nearly sold out!

Our annual Cambridge University Rugby team’s clash against a Micky Steele-Bodger XV remains one of the showcase events in the Cambridge calendar. This years match will take place on Wednesday 27th November 2024 KO 3pm.

All of the normal attractions of the day will be held, which has in recent years made it one of the most eagerly anticipated days in the local Rugby calendar. Many of our local sponsors and supporters will be present and entertained in the pavilion and marquees at Grange Road and there will also be traditional lunch for returning former players in Selwyn College, before the match.

https://www.curufc.com/page-204-Steele_Bodger_Match.aspx

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All female cast and crew put on one of Bill Shakespeare’s best plays in an intimate setting…..

Shakespeare meets Narnia in this sparkling midwinter frolic, brought to joyful life by an all-female company.

Fury and discord have plunged the world into a wild, wintry wonderland where nothing is as it seems. While warring fairies wreak havoc on the climate, four lovers try to find harmony amongst the confusion. Meanwhile, the local amdram group is just trying to rehearse their panto. A clash of passion, chaos and anarchic revelry bring festive joy to the darkest of days.

The Whole Pack Theatre Company

The Whole Pack is a newly founded theatre company whose primary goal is to afford women the opportunity to bring something dazzling and daring to traditional Shakespearean roles. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is our debut production.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By William Shakespeare
Presented by The Whole Pack Theatre Company
Directed by Jessamy James
The Town and Gown, Cambridge | 28th Nov

Cast

Libby Boyd Oberon/Lysander
Megan Carter Puck/Hippolyta
Charlotte Frost Hermia/Quince
Jessamy James Helena/Titania
Anna Stallibrass Demetrius/Flute
Meghan Louise Taylor Bottom/Theseus
Carys Vaughan Smith Swing/ASM
Creatives Producer / Director Jessamy James
Producer / Stage Manager Mary Anne Coleman
Producer Meghan Louise Taylor
Producer Megan Carter
Costume Designer Amanda Beauchamp
Casting Director Lucyelle Cliffe

For more information, interviews and press bookings please
contact: thewholepacktheatre@gmail.com
Listing Information
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By William Shakespeare
28th November
7:30pm
Tickets: £15
Town and Gown Pub & Theatre
8 Market Passage
Cambridge
CB2 3PF
Book Online:
www.townandgown.co.uk/theatre
Tickets also available on the door.
Websites
wholepack.wixsite.com/thewholepacktheatre
townandgown.co.uk
Instagram / Threads
@thewholepacktheatre
@townandgowncambridge
Twitter / X
@wholepackthtr
@_TownAndGown

PANTO SEASON!

It’s behind you!

Your carriage awaits… The Arts Theatre’s spectacular family pantomime returns with the most magical rags-to-riches tale of all: CINDERELLA.

More information here: https://www.cambridgeartstheatre.com/whats-on/cinderella-2024

https://www.cambridgetouristinformation.co.uk

https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/whats-on/cambridge-botanic-lights-2024/

https://www.cambridgetouristinformation.co.uk

Evensong during Michaelmas Term at Kings College Chapel

Michaelmas Term being 8th Oct to 6th Dec 2024

This is the most special thing that anyone can do when they visit Cambridge. Allowing the public to enjoy Evensong is an incredibly generous gift by the college and it must be appreciated as a privilege. There are lots of things to do in Cambridge but this should be at the top of anyone’s list. Soak up the voices of the choir under the vaulted ceiling of Kings College Chapel. Bask in the splendour and the majesty of this remarkable chapel and it’s talented members of the college.

As a visitor we recommend that you arrive at 4:55pm at the front entrance to the college on Kings Parade and then you will be at the front of the queue that will form behind you. 5pm they will let you into the college and make your way to the south door. 5:15pm you will be allowed into the chapel and be directed to a seat. 5:30pm Evensong will start.

There is no need to sing or pray but stand up when everyone else stands up and sit down when everyone else sits down.

Be respectful by dressing appropriately, not talking and not taking photographs.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DETAILED INFORMATION

Easter Term Evensong will start on Tuesday 3rd October and runs nearly non-stop until Friday 1st December 2023.

*Closed Mondays’

Easter Sunday has a morning Holy Eucharist at 10:30am and a special Festival Evensong at 3:30pm

Wednesdays’ are the Kings Voices being students and choristers

Thursdays’ is Holy Eucharist

Sundays’ is Holy Eucharist at 10:30am and Evensong at 3:30pm

Evensong does not operate during Christmas but there are lots of winter concerts to enjoy. Evensong and coral services start back up again on Tuesday 16th January 2024 for the Lent Term finishing on Friday 15th March for Easter. You can always check future term dates here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/term-dates-and-calendars

For more detailed information about what you may bring and precisely what service is on visit: http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/chapel-services.html

This winter fair includes so much …

• Big Wheel
• Ice Skating
• Alpine Lodge
• Christmas Markets
• Apres Terrace
• Merry Go Round
• Curling

Free to enter!

Ice Skating is £15per hour for an adult, £14concessions, £12.50 for children. Book online here:-

https://www.christmasincambridge.co.uk/

https://www.cambridgetouristinformation.co.uk

PANTO SEASON!

It’s behind you!

Your carriage awaits… The Arts Theatre’s spectacular family pantomime returns with the most magical rags-to-riches tale of all: CINDERELLA.

More information here: https://www.cambridgeartstheatre.com/whats-on/cinderella-2024

https://www.cambridgetouristinformation.co.uk

https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/whats-on/cambridge-botanic-lights-2024/

https://www.cambridgetouristinformation.co.uk

Mill Road Winter Fair 2024

The 2024 Fair will be on Saturday 7th December, 10.30am to 4.30pm. Such a great local residents event. 

Amazing food and drink from around the world

Enjoy something delicious at food stalls, cafés and venues all along Mill Road or visit the Food Fair in Gwydir Street car park.

Fantastic live music and performance

With the main music stages at Donkey Common, Ditchburn Gardens, St Barnabas Church, Argyle Street Housing Co-op, St Philip’s and near Thoday Street, plus many busking spots along the street, there’s something for everyone.

Locally-made crafts and goodies

You’ll find plenty to choose from all along the street, with even more at Donkey Common, Petersfield Green, Ditchburn Gardens, Headly Street and near Sedgwick Street. There’s also work from local artists at the Six Bells, David Parr House and Romsey Mill.

Highlights for us include

Mulled Cider from the Cambridge Cider Company: https://www.thecambridgecidercompany.co.uk/

Nygel Reggae music

Chinese Dumplings

Jerk Chicken at the The Devonshire Arms

https://www.millroadwinterfair.org

https://www.cambridgetouristinformation.co.uk

This is an event to just chance upon and will remain with you for ever in your festive heart.

Enjoying a pint in Cambridge’s most famous pub and all of a sudden the student men’s choir from Kings start singing carols in the courtyard whilst wearing festive jumpers and woolly hats lit by the lights of the Christmas tree. Does it get better than that?

For more information visit: https://www.kingsmencambridge.co.uk/whats-on.html

https://www.cambridgetouristinformation.co.uk

Nine Lessons & Carols at Kings College Chapel – 24th Dec

For over 100years there has been a tradition of having a festival of nine lessons and carols in the chapel at Kings College on Christmas Eve.

‘Once in Royal David City’ is always the first carol. It includes a new carol created for the occasion each year. There are various readings from the bible.

This festival of Nine Lessons & Carols will be live on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service. It will also be transmitted by 400 radio stations across the US.

It must be noted this is not ‘Carols’ from Kings’, which is recorded by the BBC earlier in the year and televised across the nation on Christmas Eve.

Invitation to attend in person is by Ballot and anyone can apply by using the form here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=01I293EaDU-VoV-yA05Qk8EawHNejipMjZbrbcawAM9UQkk3MjBLNk5NVlJMR0g2R1cyNVBZUU5NNS4u

It is possible to queue at the porter’s lodge on the day and if anyone with a ticket can’t make it places become available. Some people queue all morning so expect not to get a ticket.

For more information about the festival and some lovely words from the Dean of the Chapel, Stephen Cherry click here: https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/chapel/a-festival-of-nine-lessons-and-carols 

https://www.cambridgetouristinformation.co.uk

Barrel Rolling Race – Grantchester – Boxing Day 26th Dec 2024

A wonderfully Cambridge and indeed local event.

Park out of the village and don’t forget to head to the Blue Ball pub for a pint afterwards! https://www.blueballgrantchester.co.uk/

More information here:-

Barrel rolling

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This winter fair includes so much …

• Big Wheel
• Ice Skating
• Alpine Lodge
• Christmas Markets
• Apres Terrace
• Merry Go Round
• Curling

Free to enter!

Ice Skating is £15per hour for an adult, £14concessions, £12.50 for children. Book online here:-

https://www.christmasincambridge.co.uk/

https://www.cambridgetouristinformation.co.uk

PANTO SEASON!

It’s behind you!

Your carriage awaits… The Arts Theatre’s spectacular family pantomime returns with the most magical rags-to-riches tale of all: CINDERELLA.

More information here: https://www.cambridgeartstheatre.com/whats-on/cinderella-2024

https://www.cambridgetouristinformation.co.uk

Robbie Burns Night – eat haggis!

Contrary to popular belief a haggis is not a wee furry creature that lives in the highlands of Scotland but actually a traditional cuisine from Scotland made from offal.

Burns night is a special event for Scottish people as they celebrate the bard’s birthday by traditionally having a big supper and enjoying haggis whilst reciting the famous poem by Robert Burns called Address To The Haggis (see below)

If you are looking for an excellent restaurant that has haggis on the menu try The Cambridge Chop House restaurant at No.1 Kings Parade

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If you are looking for somewhere to buy a traditional haggis head to Cousins Butchers in Newnham. https://www.cambridgebutchers.com/haggis-burns-night-supper

Address to a Haggis Translation

Good luck to you and your honest, plump face,
Great chieftain of the sausage race!
Above them all you take your place,
Stomach, tripe, or intestines:
Well are you worthy of a grace
As long as my arm.

The groaning trencher there you fill,
Your buttocks like a distant hill,
Your pin would help to mend a mill
In time of need,
While through your pores the dews distill
Like amber bead.

His knife see rustic Labour wipe,
And cut you up with ready slight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
Like any ditch;
And then, O what a glorious sight,
Warm steaming, rich!

Then spoon for spoon, the stretch and strive:
Devil take the hindmost, on they drive,
Till all their well swollen bellies by-and-by
Are bent like drums;
Then old head of the table, most like to burst,
‘The grace!’ hums.

Is there that over his French ragout,
Or olio that would sicken a sow,
Or fricassee would make her vomit
With perfect disgust,
Looks down with sneering, scornful view
On such a dinner?

Poor devil! see him over his trash,
As feeble as a withered rush,
His thin legs a good whip-lash,
His fist a nut;
Through bloody flood or field to dash,
O how unfit.

But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed,
The trembling earth resounds his tread,
Clap in his ample fist a blade,
He’ll make it whistle;
And legs, and arms, and heads will cut off
Like the heads of thistles.

You powers, who make mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill of fare,
Old Scotland wants no watery stuff,
That splashes in small wooden dishes;
But if you wish her grateful prayer,
Give her [Scotland] a Haggis!

Other things on in Cambridge …. see link below:-

What’s On

2025 Varsity Match

The 2025 Varsity Matches will return to StoneX Stadium (home of Saracens https://saracens.com/) on 8th March 2025. Tickets for alumni, members and supporters are available through the club. Members of CURUFC have exclusive access to premium tickets in CURUFC’s reserved block.

Adult tickets are available for £30 and U16 tickets are only £15, plus £1.80 Ticketmaster fees.

Your ticket gets you access to both matches, with the women’s kick off at 12 pm followed by the men’s kick off at 3 pm.

There are also a variety of hospitality options available with exclusive discounts for CURUFC alumni.

More information here: https://www.curufc.com/Tickets.aspx 

More information about up and coming matches here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/curufc-66455423283 

Steele Bodger Tickets

The next Steele Bodger match will take place on Wednesday 27th November 2024.

https://www.curufc.com/page-204-Steele_Bodger_Match.aspx

One of the great sporting events in the calendar. See our OLD blog below:-

The Varsity Rugby Match 2022 – 150th Anniversary

Sunday 9th March 2025 – 10,000 runners

The half marathon has come round again. Starting at 4am some roads will be closed. The event will be finished around lunch time but with lots of roads closed until 5pm.

Do not attempt to drive in the centre of Cambridge on this day.

For detailed information about road closures etc., visit:-

https://cambridgehalfmarathon.com/

What’s On

170th Cambridge vs. Oxford Boat Race – Sunday 13th April 2025 – 5pm

The build-up has started at Summerset House in London with the official challenge being offered and accepted. CHANEL has also been announced as the title sponsor and time keeper for the event.

As at today Cambridge lead 87 to Oxford’s 81.  https://theboatrace.org/results

Can Cambridge take another win this year? A new captain in place.

Surely it can’t be as dramatic as the win last year with Matt Edge at stroke just managing to cling on until the finish line when he allowed himself to collapse.

Starting from the stone under Putney Bridge baring the initials UBR travelling 6.8km to another stone with the same initials at The Ship pub in Mortlake.

It usually takes around 18 minutes to travel what is known as the Championship Course.

The north side of the river in the borough of Chiswick is known as the Middlesex Station and the south in Putney is the Surrey Station.

The race travels upstream setting off when the tide is at its strongest making it as hard as possible to row.

At the start there is an advantage to being at the Surrey Station, which becomes clear by the time they reach Hammersmith Bridge. If you are leading at this point you have an 80% chance of winning the race.

If the crews are closely matched by the time they get to Chiswick Eyot (pronounced ‘Eight’) one will make their decisive move.

These boys train around 4hrs per day, 6 days per week for over 7months, whilst trying to keep up with their studies. There are around 600 stokes of the blade during the whole race for one boat.

The pressure is on. We want another win. It’s all been building up to this moment.

COME ON CAMBRIDGE!!!!!!

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If you are not on the banks of the river watching the race in London where is the best place in Cambridge to watch it?

Our suggestion would be to go down to the Cam and visit The Fort St. George in Midsummer Common. For more information visit https://www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/cambridgeshire/fort-st-george/ . It’s special to watch rowers out of the window whilst having the actual race on tv. They don’t serve a bad pint either.

A pub with a lot of rowing history that shows the race is the Champion of the Thames on King Street and although you can’t see the river from the window it is very central. https://thechampionofthethames.com/

Wherever you are watching the race feel free to scream at the screen and cheer on Cambridge!

Article by Anthony Dean, CambridgeTouristInformation.co.uk

18^th Nov 2024

Event post here:-

https://www.cambridgetouristinformation.co.uk/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=28773

Sources:-

https://www.theboatrace.org/

https://www.varsity.co.uk/sport/21187

https://cubc.org.uk/

52nd Cambridge Beer Festival – 19th to 24th May 2025

This festival started in 1974 when there was a real danger of pubs being taken over by breweries and CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) came in to save the day.

Today there are hundreds of real ales (180+), ciders, meads and perrys’ to sample in what has become the second largest beer festival in the UK after the one in Olympia.

You can’t miss the massive marquee in Jesus Green, which has become a symbol of the coming summer.

Along with all the beverages you can also find a cheese counter indoors and lots of food trucks outside.

We all like to pray for good weather but you can rub along together indoors should the rain come.

Our top tip is to avoid the queues and become a CAMRA member for £20. It means you get in for free but also support the work that CAMRA does in the UK.

You will need £2 to buy a pint glass, which is redeemable at the end but we like to collect them.

Monday has a short window where it’s open to tradespeople but then the doors open to the public for the rest of the week.

It closes 3pm to 5pm each day so plan your visit.

Opening hours:-

There are lots of international beers and beverages from far and wide but we suggest you support out local breweries.

We recommend trying THE CAMBRIDGE CIDER COMPANY in the cider section. https://www.thecambridgecidercompany.co.uk/

There are a few local brewery’s to sample including Calverley’s, which is run by two brother’s Sam and Tom. https://www.calverleys.com/

You might also like to find Milton Brewery run by the local character by the name of Beard (for obvious reasons). https://www.miltonbrewery.co.uk/

Drink responsibly and have a great time!

Article by Anthony Dean

Cambridge Bike Tours

www.cambridgebiketours.co.uk

More information about the event coming soon and can be found here:-

https://www.cambridgebeerfestival.com/event/cambridge-beer-festival-2025/

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