When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her […]

Best-selling author and comedy legend Michael Palin is going back on the road! Ten years since his last published diary, Michael unlocks volume four of his life and times, from 1999 to 2009. As the centuries change and Michael heads into middle age, he’s busier than ever. In this new show, with the help of […]

On Thursday 26 September at 6pm, world-renowned specialist on Islamic history Prof Nile Green will be at Waterstones Cambridge to discuss his new book, Empire’s Son, Empire’s Orphan – a fascinating exploration of the lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah who convinced spies, poets, orientalists, diplomats, occultists, hippies and even a Prime Minister that they […]

Free entry - to the exhibition located in the Gas Engine room entered via the Ticket Office. Art works done by Museum Volunteers - a wide variety of styles will be shown. Normal entry charges apply to the rest of the Museum 10.30am to 4.00pm Friday 27 September, Saturday 28 September and Sunday 29 September […]

Heather Small is a veteran in the live music and touring scene and year on year, Heather’s demand has seen her play shows not just in the UK but internationally. Heather became one of the seminal British voices of the 1990s, as part of M People, with hits such as Moving On Up, One Night […]

Ely Fireworks will take place on November 4th at Cherry Hill Park. The lighting of the bonfire is at 6.30pm and the fireworks start at 7pm. Advance tickets, in the form of wristbands, priced at £8 for adults, £4 for children, and £20 for a family ticket (two adults and two children) (under-fives are free) […]

20 years ago, Alan Bennett’s The History Boys premiered at the National Theatre in London and immediately became a modern classic. A-Level results day. 1980s Sheffield. Eight unruly teenagers burst into adulthood with the best grades their school has ever seen, but their sights are set on something higher: to study at the most famous […]

The Royal Air Force Music Services is delighted to return to the West Road Concert Hall Cambridge with a special charity concert to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Royal Air Force Music Charitable Trust. The world-class musical talents of the full-time professional musicians of the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment will bring […]

10.30am-12.30pm meet at Wandlebury Country Park Help wild flowers by joining a volunteer work party with Cambridge On the Verge and Cambridge Past, Present & Future. You will be cutting back scrub on the edge of Wandlebury in order to save the fragile flowering plants that live on the chalk grassland. All instruction, equipment and […]

Something brand new for kids and families from Kid Carpet (Noisy Holiday, Noisy Nativity, Super Mega Rockin’ Rock Show) Kid Carpet really wants to win the Royal Fancy Garden Contest. The Noisy Animals really want to run a garden centre. It’s a perfect match! Nothing could possibly go wrong.  Surely first prize is in the […]

An all day singing workshop open to anyone whose life partner has died.  No singing experience required!  All profits to Hospice UK. Taking place at St. Paul's Church, Hills Road, Cambridge, from 10.00 am to 9.00 pm. The Widowed Sing is a singing workshop for men and women who have been widowed, and a day […]

REFRACTOR is an exploration of collective memory as seen through East Anglia's military past, an idea which grew out of Rawlinson's memories of the area surrounding his childhood home in Cambridge, where an abandoned World War II army depot was used as farmland. The new work is inspired by connections to places and structures in […]