Wed 19th ( Read more... )

I'm going to be away when this is on, but it looks really cool, someone go and enjoy it:
https://camunivmuseums.wordpress.com/2016/07/04/tiddlywinks-and-tonic/


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18th June, Steampunk day at the Museum of Technology ( Read more... )

* eLuminate festival - light artworks around town. 12-17 Feb. http://www.e-luminatefestivals.co.uk/Read more... )

A couple of Cambridge things first ( Read more... )

Last Wednesday, D and I went to the North Pole (the less well-known one, in Cambridge on Parkers Piece). It was pretty quiet but most of the rides were happy to run with only 2-3 people on. They have a carousel, which we got to ourselves! :-) As usual there's an ice rink and there are apparently also Christmas stalls but they were all shut up when ( Read more... )

There's a pub on my way to work (The Hopbine) with a massively annoying advertising board. It used to have an advert for a "Husband Daycare Centre". "Ladies! Do you want to shop in peace? Leave your husband with us. You only pay for his food and beer." And for the endless limitations and microaggressions of living in a sexist society, I always ( Read more... )

The Cambridge Festival of Ideas has just released its programme. I'm looking forward to having enough free time to get to some of it this year ( Read more... )

A quick reminder that I'm helping at the Repair Cafe on 16th May at St Andrew's Hall, Chesterton. Bring me something to fix or I will be bored ( Read more... )

Transition Cambridge is running another Repair Cafe on 16th May at St Andrew's Hall, Chesterton. I will be going along to help fix things and it would be lovely to see some of you there ( Read more... )