construction and history. The session will start with a short talk followed by a detailed look at the items which will include a red military uniform jacket and an 1850s muslin dress.
early 1960s music colleague of Syd and Dave – it doesn’t get more authentic than this!
Tuesday 21 February
6.00 – 9.00pm Museum of Cambridge
William the Conqueror by Professor David Bates 6.30 – 7.30pm Heffers Bookshop, Trinity Street
Tickets £7.00 in advance, £8.00 on the door ‘William the Conqueror’ by Professor David Bates, a leading historian of the period. He draws upon his recently published book, a landmark reinterpretation, to discuss the life of this pivotal figure in British and European history.
Wednesday 22 February
Workshop: Weave a Willow Platter with Nadine Anderson
£21.50 /£17.00 All materials provided. Limited places Discover traditional Fenland techniques with basket maker and artist Nadine Anderson and see historic examples from our collection. Weave a willow platter and learn how to plait and make cordage with Cambridgeshire Rush. Nadine will take you through the process in a relaxed, creative evening. Nadine Anderson has been basket making for more than 15 years and primarily works in willow and rush.
The Pink Floyd Walking Tour with i-SpySydInCambridge
Thursday 23 February
11.00am – 2.30pm Meeting place: Outside Cambridge 6th Form College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PE (formerly the ‘County boys School’ Ending place: Newnham
6.30 – 7.30pm Heffers Bookshop, Trinity Street
Ticket price: £16.50 no consessions. Limited places Meeting outside the former County boys school where the tour leader went to school, you will hear all about the early days. The walk will include Roger Waters’ family home, Morley Primary School and Syd Barrett’s home in St Margaret’s Square. There will then follow a taxi ride to the Blue Ball pub in Grantchester (taxi fare included in the price, but not lunch) and a short seminar on the Cambridge music scene, before a stroll back into Cambridge through Grantchester Meadows and past Dave Gilmour’s old family home. The tour is conducted by Warren Dosanjh, old friend and
Mr Barry’s War with Caroline Shenton
Tickets £7.00 in advance and £8.00 on the door ‘Mr Barry’s War: Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament after the great fire of 1834’. Caroline Shenton, award-winning author of ‘The Day Parliament Burned Down’, describes the creation of one of the most famous buildings in the world: a masterpiece of Victorian architecture, a true London landmark which involved feats of building technology and civil engineering never seen before.
Friday 24 February
Tour of the Whipple Museum 1.00 – 2.00pm Meeting place: Whipple Museum Tour with Curator, Josh Nall
Tickets: £8.00/£6.00 Join curator Joshua Nall for a guided tour of the Whipple Museum. The Whipple is a Museum of the history of science and this tour will explore the Museum’s many 9