New Art Gallery opens in Queen Edith's
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If you ever feel like investing in some art, it's coming to you, with the opening of the AKA contemporary gallery off Cherry Hinton Road. There's a launch party next Friday night (26 August) and the gallery will host an exhibition called Catch 22 Artists! from 27 August to 15 October. This will include work by 22 painters, sculptors and printmakers of both locally recognised talent and international acclaim. Art lovers and collectors at the launch party can enjoy fizz, nibbles and ribbon cutting with Cambridge 105 DJ Alex Elbro, and an exciting selection of art spread over 3 rooms. Find out everything about the gallery, including a form to RSVP for the launch party, at akafineart.co.uk . AKA contemporary is at 54a Cherry Hinton Road, down the access road next to the EACH shop.
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Congratulations to our sixth-formers
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With A-level results out yesterday, we'd like to congratulate all of the many thousands of sixth formers who have studied over the past two years at the six schools and colleges in Queen Edith's which together educate over half of the entire county's A-level students. The current year 13 were those who had to cope with the GCSE chaos during the first lockdown, and deserve all the good fortune that might come their way. Best of luck to you all, wherever you're headed.
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Help deliver the next Queen Edith's magazine
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We're hoping to have the next Queen Edith's magazine ready for delivery on the first weekend in September. Would you or your family like to deliver a few copies to your road or nearby? It'll only take you an hour or so. Over 120 residents just like you usually join in! If you've not helped out before and would like to pick up some copies to deliver, let us know you're interested here.
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Pop Up Fruit Stands tomorrow
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Both stands will be open this weekend, at 253 Hills Road (from 10.30am) and 36 Kinnaird Way (from 2pm). They will be selling green and golden gages, Avalon plus the first Victoria plums, damsons and Discovery (eating) and Bramley (cooking) apples. All profits go to the to the Queen Edith's Community Food Hub.
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Science pops up at the Grand Arcade
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The locally-based Cambridge Science Centre is closed for the summer holidays, but is taking its PopUpScience roadshow to the Grand Arcade until 5pm every day to 28 August. This summer the theme is space, and there's a chance to try out hands-on exhibits, take part in shows or have a go at an activity.
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Children's Lunch Club next Tuesday
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St James Church on Wulfstan Way has another of its summer holiday lunch clubs next Tuesday, 23 August. The event takes place from 11am to 1pm and includes free lunch and activities for children, who must be accompanied. All welcome.
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Dementia Support at free café
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Every last Thursday of the month, TLC Cherry Hinton Care Home hosts a dementia support group for anyone affected by dementia. Enjoy a cup of tea, talk, and exchange knowledge, ideas, and experiences. It's complimentary and everyone is welcome. The next event takes place on Thursday 25 August at 2.30pm. Email bdm@cherryhintoncarehome.co.uk to reserve places.
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Wednesday watercolours next month
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A few spaces are available on Lesley Rumble's Wednesday Watercolourist classes which start on Wednesday 14 September. The ten-week course is held in the community room in St James’ Church on Wulfstan Way, with one group in the morning and another in the afternoon. The classes are suitable for complete novices, to experienced watercolourists. Lesley has many years’ experience both as a teacher and as an exhibiting artist with the Cambridge Drawing Society, East Anglian Watercolourists, Cambridge District Art Circle and Cambridge Open Studios. For further information, contact Lesley on 07889 784113.
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Young volunteers do great job at garden
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A group of National Citizen Service (NCS) students, all aged between 15 and 17 years old, have been working hard this week to tidy and improve Joy's Garden on Baldock Way. The NCS programme aims to engage young people in their communities; and create more understanding about their responsibilities as a citizen. We think they've done a great job in this much-loved community space and are very grateful to them for their time.
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We want to warn readers about attempted bike theft from the racks outside Wulfstan Way shops. One particularly cunning method used by thieves is to attach their lock to the bike (either locking it to something, or just through the front wheel). The owner is forced to abandon it for the time being, since they can't detach it and ride it. The thieves return at night, remove their own lock and cut through yours. Do be careful!
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Pink bins for unwanted small electrical items
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450 tonnes of small electrical equipment such as kettles, toasters and computer equipment gets put into black bins every year in Greater Cambridge. Now the area's Shared Waste Service has put pink collection banks at various recycling points for this sort of product. The closest ones to us are in Gwydir Street car park, off Mill Road, and at the big Tesco 'Fulbourn' store on Yarrow Road, Cherry Hinton. Anything up to 29cm in its largest dimension, with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled. Full story here.
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Queen Edith's magazine supporter of the week
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This year's family show is now booking!
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The Nutcracker at Cambridge Junction takes you on a wild and festive adventure, bursting with joy, dance and music that will blow your socks off! This exciting, all-inclusive show takes inspiration from the original story from 1816 and cranks it up to 2022! Experience a high energy celebration with giant sweets, dancing nutcrackers and singing mice. This fun-filled Christmas extravaganza will leave you feeling full of holiday cheer. More details here.
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This Week at The Light Cinema
★ Our multi-screen cinema's lineup of films this week include Bodies Bodies Bodies; Bullet Train; DC League of Super-Pets; Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero; Elvis; Fire of Love; Fishermans Friends One And All; Jurassic World Dominion; Laal Singh Chaddha; Lightyear; Minions; Nna Thaan Case Kodu; Nope; NT Live: Prima Facie; Orphan First Kill; Se7en; Star Trek: The Motion Picture (The Director’s Edition); The Railway Children Return; Thor: Love and Thunder; Top Gun: Maverick; and Where The Crawdads Sing
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This week at Cambridge Junction
★ The Cambridge Junction lineup this week includes August's Fiver, The Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and Everything Everything.
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Coronavirus Update
The government's recommended steps to reduce the risk of catching and spreading COVID-19 are as follows: get vaccinated; let fresh air in if meeting indoors, or meet outside; and consider wearing a face covering in crowded, enclosed spaces.
You can find more information here on:
- Staying safe;
- Testing and staying at home;
- International travel;
- Long COVID; and
- Work, self-employment and business support.
For details of how to book first, second or booster vaccinations, please visit The Vaccinators website and click on your age group.
This week's government data on COVID-19 for this area can be found here.
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Food Hub news
The Queen Edith's Community Food Hub is open tomorrow (Saturday) as usual, from 10.30am to 12noon at St James Church on Wulfstan Way. All in need are welcome, no questions asked. The Coffee Chat is open too.
Food donations may be brought to the church on Saturday mornings from 10.00am to 10.30am. The team tells us it's usually particularly in need of tinned beans (not baked beans) and tinned fish, but all contributions are welcome.
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Local police and crime information
Find out data and information from Cambridgeshire Constabulary's City south and east team here.
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Health and Education job vacancies
Links to the jobs and careers pages at all of our local hospitals, schools and colleges can be found here.
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Adult Learning and Evening Classes
There's a wide range of educational and recreational classes and courses for adults available locally, this autumn and into next year. Find out more details here:
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Traffic disruption
One.network is the website which shows current and forthcoming road works. You can see the map here. Click the 'Today' box and select 'Next two weeks' for future works.
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Help with cost of living
Cambridge City Council maintains a web page listing various forms of help that are available to anyone struggling to cope with the rising cost of living. These range from additional payments from the council or discounts on things like your Council Tax, to support from partners such as food vouchers, energy grants and help managing debt. The page can be found here.
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How to contact our local councillors
The Queen Edith's Community Forum guide to our local councillors will ensure you contact the right one depending on your issue and the street where you live. Find it here.
Queen Edith's city councillor Sam Davies writes a weekly email discussing what she's been doing and what issues have come up in the area. You can add yourself to the circulation of Sam's free email here. If our other councillors produce anything similar we will also highlight it here.
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Have you been forwarded this email?
Click here to request your own copy each week. It's free!
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