Welcome to the Castle Hill Open Day, we hope you enjoy the day
All Day Drop In Events:
There is a maximum capacity for some talks and tours, please book places at the information
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point in St Peter’s churchyard. Most tours are running twice. Tours begin at the meeting point in
Museum of Cambridge, Cambridge Castle, the former Nuclear Bunker, Kettle’s Yard House and Gallery, St
St Giles’ churchyard unless stated otherwise.
Giles’ Church, St Peter’s Church and Castle Street Methodist Church
Disabled access to some venues is limited, please ask for more details.
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FREE ENTRY TO ALL VENUES
DROP IN FAMILY ACTIVITIES
Bring art and archaeology together with artists from Irregular Circle at St Giles’ Church (12-5pm)
Craft Activities with the Museum of Cambridge (12-1pm)
Timed Events:
Craft Activities with the Churches Conservation Trust (3.30-4.30pm)
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MEET THE ARCHIVIST Exploration of experiences of war through archival material with Frieda
Midgley, Kettle’s Yard Archivist (1.30-4.30pm)
12pm l Welcome & Blessing. Opening Event - Arbury Primary School Choir - Kettle’s Yard
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MEET THE ARCHAEOLOGIST Meet Jemima Woolverton from Oxford Archeology East and
12.30pm l Tour: Local History - Honor Ridout *
discover what have they have been digging up with Arbury Primary School, at St Giles’ Church (1.30-3pm)
12.30pm l Castle Hill Tales: Family Storytelling - Marion Leeper *
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CAMRA DISPLAY
1pm l Tour: Castles and Prisons: The History of Castle Mound - Quinton Carroll *
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I COME FROM A PLACE Photographs of the North Cambridge community by social
1.30pm l Tour: 2,000 Years of Cambridge History -
Studio at Kettle’s Yard (12-5pm)
Allan Brigham *
The history of Castle Hill Pubs at the former Nuclear Bunker
documentary photographer Katherine Green and the ‘Club United’ group of teenage girls in the Learning
1.30pm l Meet the Artist - Nina Pope - Kettle’s Yard Gallery
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LIVE MUSIC
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CENTENARY EXHIBITION
Tour: The History of Castle Hill Pubs - CAMRA *
2pm l Talk: Looking After Treasures. The Work of Cambridge Past, Present & Future - Carolin Grohler
2.30pm l Family Tour: Introduction to Kettle’s Yard House - Lucy Wheeler *
At St Giles’ Church throughout the afternoon
At Castle Street Methodist Church
Food and Refreshments:
2.45pm l Meet the Artist - Issam Kourbaj - St. Peter’s Church
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MUSEUM OF CAMBRIDGE Vintage Style Tea Room serving teas, coffees and cakes
3pm l Tour: Roman Cambridge - Quinton Carroll *
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BEANISSIMO AT KETTLE’S YARD Cambridge’s Artisan Coffee Tricycle, serving coffee, teas and
3pm l Family Tour: Museum of Cambridge - Tom Holloway *
biscuits from Cambridge Street Bakes
3.30pm l Talk: The work of the Churches Conservation Trust - Peter Aiers
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ST GILES’ Serving lunches and afternoon teas
3.45pm l Family Tour - Museum of Cambridge - John Flood *
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CASTLE ST METHODIST CHURCH Serving teas, coffees and cakes
4pm l Tour - The History of Castle Hill Pubs - CAMRA *
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STEAK AND HONOUR AT CASTLE ST METHODIST CHURCH Serving proper,
4.30pm l Closing Event - Re:Sound Community Choir - St Giles’ Church
* please book
locally sourced burgers from their Citroen Van