Fundraise Your Way: Diverse Cambridge Events Supporting Families in Need
Join the Cambridge Fundraising Committee for a wide range of fascinating events.
The Cambridge Fundraising Committee has generously supported us since 1999 and have just reached their phenomenal milestone of raising £1 million pounds. Throughout the year they run a whole host of interesting events to raise money for our Cambridge ‘Homes from Home’, Acorn House and Chestnut Houses.
To book your tickets, please email sctcambridge@gmail.com or call 07760 232 087
A BRITISH COUNTRY HOUSE REVIVAL
Ben Cowell OBE, Director General of Historic Houses, will give an illustrated talk about several of the houses he has known during his career at English Heritage, The National Trust and now with Historic Houses.
Date: Monday 28 April 2025
Time: Wine 7pm | Talk 7:30pm
Tickets: £16 (incl. wine)
Location: Gog Magog Golf Club, Shelford Bottom, Cambridge CB22 3AB
LUNCHEON AT MADINGLEY HALL
Come along for two wonderful talks, accompanied by lunch with wine, tea and coffee.
Thomas Holden, Director of the famous London jewellers Wartski, where the wedding rings for the Prince and Princess of Wales were made, will give an illustrated talk about ‘The History of Wartski and Secret Surprises of Antique Jewellery’.
Susan Grossey, author and journalist will talk about “Writing Historical Fiction, Blending Truth and Fiction”.
Date: Thursday 8 May 2025
Time: 12:15pm
Tickets: £42
Location: Madingley Hall, Cambridge CB23 8AQ
WELCOME GENOME CAMPUS TOUR – SOLD OUT
An opportunity to have a guided two-hour tour of this world-famous scientific research campus.
Date: Wednesday 21 May 2025
Time: 10:15am
Tickets: £15 (incl. coffee and biscuits)
Location: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton CB10 1SA (ask at car park barrier for directions where to park)
PRIVATE CAMBRIDGE GARDEN TOUR
Dr & Mrs Jumbo Jenner invite you to enjoy a tour of their lovely one-acre garden, which has herbaceous borders, topiary, a formal pond, vegetables and fruit trees.
Date: Thursday 22 May 2025
Time: 6:45pm
Tickets: £23 (incl. wine and canapés)
Location: 35 Luard Road, Cambridge CB2 8PJ
SAMUEL PEPYS AND JAPAN
Dr Paul Hartle, Former Senor Tutor and Director of English Studies at St Catharine’s College, will give an illustrated talk about the British engagement with Japan in the 17th Century, and Pepys’ relationship with Japanese culture from Kimono to Samurai.
Date: Wednesday 28 May 2025
Time: 7pm
Tickets: £16 (incl. wine)
Location: Anstey Hall, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 9LG
HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN TWELVE OBJECTS
Dr Carol Cooper, journalist and author of medical textbooks and President of the Guild of Health Writers, who appears regularly on TV, will give an illustrated talk about her book.
Date: Tuesday 3 June 2025
Time: 7pm
Tickets: £16 (incl. wine)
Location: Gog Magog Golf Club, Shelford Bottom, Cambridge CB22 3AB
MADINGLEY HALL: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Richard Gant, Head Gardener for 37 years, will give an illustrated talk about the history of the Hall and its beautiful gardens.
Date: Wednesday 11 June 2025
Time: 7pm
Tickets: £16 (incl. wine)
Location: Anstey Hall, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 9LG
SUMMER PARTY IN A PRIVATE GARDEN
Prof & Mrs John Wallwork are generously hosting a party in their lovely one-acre garden.
Date: Monday 23 June 2025
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Tickets: £25 (incl. wine and canapés)
Location: 3 Latham Road, Cambridge CB2 7EG
CHURCHILL COLLEGE GARDEN TOUR – SOLD OUT
John Moore, Head Gardener, will conduct an hour and a half walking tour, including The Master’s Garden, The National Collection of Plants named after Sir Winston Churchill, The Xiaotian Fu Garden, Sir Winston’s plantings, and the herbaceous borders. We will also visit the College Chapel, with its John Piper windows.
Date: Wednesday 25 June 2025
Time: 1:45pm
Tickets: £15
Location: Porter’s Lodge, Churchill College, Storeys Way, Cambridge CB3 ODS
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Programme includes: Antonin Dvořak – Cello Concerto (Cello, Dan Brandon); Benjamin Britten – Sinfonia da Requiem; Andrzej Panufnik – Sinfonia Sacra (Symphony No 3). Conductor Robert Hodge.
The CCSO have chosen our charity for this concert, so please purchase your tickets from us at info@sickchildrenstrust.org as we retain a percentage of the ticket price. Arrive early to collect your prepaid tickets from our Charity Desk in the Foyer.
Date: Saturday 28 June 2025
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: £20
Location: West Road Concert Hall, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP
TEA PARTY
Richard Morris, retired land agent whose firm managed the Highclere Estate, will talk about the history of Highclere Castle, which became more famous because of the TV programme ‘Downton Abbey’.
Caroline Biggs will give a talk about her book ‘The Spinning House’, how thousands of Cambridge women were wrongfully imprisoned and how the city fought to save them.
Date: Wednesday 2 July 2025
Time: 1pm
Tickets: £22 (incl. afternoon tea)
Location: Cambridge Masonic Hall, Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1NA
OPERA EVENING & SUPPER – SOLD OUT
Andy Swarbrick is hosting another of his popular opera evenings, entitled ‘Bel canto – The Art of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti’. Come along for a wine reception, presentation, followed by a two-course supper with wine & soft drinks.
Date: Tuesday 8 July 2025
Time: 7pm
Tickets: £26
Location: 4 Selwyn Gardens, Cambridge CB3 9AX
PEMBROKE COLLEGE GARDEN TOUR – SOLD OUT
Sarah Claydon, Head Gardener, has kindly agreed to give an hour and a half tour of the College gardens, including the new addition in Mill Lane which was designed by Tom Stuart-Smith
Date: Wednesday 9 July 2025
Time: 10:15am
Tickets: £15
Location: Porter’s Lodge, Pembroke College, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RF