Cambridge Fundraising Committee
The Cambridge Fundraising Committee was set up in 2000. This was in response to an article in the Cambridgeshire Life magazine asking for volunteers in the area.
Since it was established, the committee has raised over £200,000 through their programme of events that run throughout the year, every year – an amazing fundraising feat!
The Cambridge Fundraising Committee are working towards some new and exciting events for the next programme – and they’d love to see you there!
Patron - The Countess of St Andrews
Hon President - Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve CBE FBA
Vice President - Patsy Glazebrook 01223 301302
If you are interested in attending any of the Spring Programme events,
please call 01223 311877
or download the ticket application form
Spring Programme
How art made the world
An illustrated talk by Dr Nigel Spivey, presenter of the 2005 BBC2 series on the origins of art.
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Thursday 21 January 2010
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Wine reception at 19.30hr followed by talk at 20.00hr
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Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge
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Tickets £10.00 (includes wine)
Rupert Brooke and the old vicarage
Dr Mary Archer will talk about the life & times of the famous poet Rupert Brooke; Dr Archer’s book on Rupert Brooke will be for sale.
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Tuesday 26 January 2010
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Wine reception at 19.30hr followed by talk at 20.00hr
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Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge
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Tickets £10.00 (includes wine)
Cambridge Orchestra Concert
Darrell Davison (conductor) presents a programme including music by Sergei Rachmaninov, Richard Strauss & Gustav Mahler.
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Sunday 31 January 2010 at 19.30hr
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West Road Music School, West Road, Cambridge
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Tickets: £12.00
An evening with Robert James
Robert James, antiques collector and amateur charity auctioneer, will show us objects he has collected and talk about his auctioneering.
- Thursday 4 February 2010
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Wine reception 19.30hr followed by talk at 20.00hr
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Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge
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Tickets £10.00 (includes wine)
75 years of Glyndebourne
David Pickard, General Director of Glyndebourne, reflects on the last 75 years of this remarkable organisation.
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Wednesday 10 February 2010
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Wine reception 19.15hr followed by talk at 20.00hr
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Tickets; £12.00 (includes wine)
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The Howard Building, Downing College, Regent Street, Cambridge
Curiosities in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk churches
An illustrated talk by Chloe Cockerill, NADFAS lecturer and development manager of the Churches Conservation Trust.
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Tuesday 16 February 2010
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Wine reception at 19.30hr; talk at 20.00hr
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Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge
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Tickets £10.00 (includes wine)
Sandra Howard luncheon
Sandra Howard, 1960s fashion model, novelist and wife of Michael Howard, former leader of the Conservative Party, will entertain us with stories of her fascinating life.
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Thursday 25 February 2010
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Wine reception at 12.30hr; 2-course luncheon at 13.00hr
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Freemasons’ Hall, Bateman Street, Cambridge
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Tickets £20.00 (includes wine, courtesy of Midsummer Wines Linton)
Living with earthquakes and tsunamis
A talk by internationally-renowned expert Prof James Jackson, Professor of Active Tectonics at Cambridge University.
- Wednesday 3 March 2010
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Wine reception 19.30hr, talk at 20.00hr
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Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge
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Tickets £10.00 (includes wine)
Friends of Acorn House exclusive event
Visit the Pepys Library at Magdalene College with Dr Richard Luckett and join the Master,
Mr Duncan Robinson, and his wife for wine and canapés in the Master’s Lodge.
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Tuesday 9 March 2010
- Meet at Porters’ Lodge at 18.15hr
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Magdalene College, Magdalene Street, Cambridge
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Tickets £20.00 (includes wine and canapés)
Thriplow daffodil weekend
Come and visit the SCT soup stall.
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Saturday 20 March/Sunday 21 March 2010
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11.00hr to 17.00hr
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5 Middle Street, Thriplow, Royston, Herts
St Petersburg Collection gala dinner
An evening of fine wines and a 5-course dinner on Saturday 8 May 2010 at the Freemasons’ Hall. Philip Birkenstein, Chairman of the St Petersburg Collection, will host the dinner and showcase the creations of Theo and Sarah Fabergé. Faberge leaflet
