News from Hughes Easter Term 2011
Newsletter for Hughes Hall members
Issue 14
Marking our History… Blue Plaque in Newnham Hughes Hall leaves its mark as the 125th anniversary celebrations draw to a close. In February, a blue plaque was placed on Crofton Cottages in Merton Street, Newnham, the pair of houses in which Hughes Hall started life in 1885.
The street event to inaugurate the plaque was attended by both Hughesians and members of the local community. The President, Mrs Sarah Squire, the Chairman of the Blue Plaque Committee, Mr John Durrant, and Dr Pam Hirsch, author of Teacher Training in Cambridge: The Initiatives of Oscar Browning and Elizabeth Hughes, gave short speeches. A celebratory drink and refreshments were provided. Then the current owners of the properties – who are delighted with the link to such an important supporter of women’s education – kindly allowed visitors to look round inside the houses to try to envisage how it must have been for the students living there 125 years ago.
…and Supporting our Future Telephone campaign In our most intense alumni outreach project to date, nearly 800 alumni were contacted in December, 2010 in the College’s first telephone campaign. The objectives of the campaign were several fold: to maintain and increase engagement with our alumni; to raise awareness of events at College; to identify various ways in which alumni can be involved with the College; and to seek financial support for key College initiatives. Great strides were made across all of these objectives. The numbers 13 student callers 50 hours worked by each student
Hughes Hall 1885–2010
775 calls completed
by Professor Ged Martin
£40,000 for our 125 Anniversary Scholarships and th
Bursaries Fund £20,000 for other projects around College £60,000 pledged in total And countless memorable stories from alumni – ranging from marriage proposals on Fenner’s cricket pitch, to reminiscences about College food! Easter Term 2011
Issue 14
Following his fascinating commemorative lecture at the 125th Anniversary Dinner in 2010, Professor Ged Martin has now written a new book on the history of the College. Further details about the book, which will be beautifully illustrated with historical and contemporary photos, can be found in the enclosed brochure.