I still think Cambridge needs an annual societies’ fair

How does it all link to the latest research from the Government on Local Civil Society Infrastructure, and opinion polls for the 2029 General Election? I won’t repeat what I wrote at the start of the year here, which looks at the diversity of students’ groups, and the collective benefits to city and county ofContinue reading “I still think Cambridge needs an annual societies’ fair”

Crowds flock to Cambridge’s Folk in the Park at Cherry Hinton Hall

This year’s free replacement for the cancelled Cambridge Folk Festival attracted far more people than the council anticipated – as the extended queues to the beer and cider kiosk reflected! It’s worth noting that the Cambridge Folk Festival will be back in 2026. I hope by then the wealthy sci-tech sector will have re-appraised itsContinue reading “Crowds flock to Cambridge’s Folk in the Park at Cherry Hinton Hall”

Revamping old designs for new buildings in an expanding Cambridge

What happens when you put sketches and drawings of old through AI-tools? Image – John Belcher’s guildhall line-drawn design of the late 1890s put through a generator and turned into a photograph You can see the old guildhall designs that I’ve put through in this Lost Cambridge blogpost As mentioned, the aim is to tryContinue reading “Revamping old designs for new buildings in an expanding Cambridge”