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SUMMARY:Barnwell-born but bound for glory: the forces that made Abbey United
DESCRIPTION:Unfortunately this talk has had to be cancelled. We hope to be able to run it at a later date. \n\n\n\nBarnwell in the late 19th and early 20th centuries – poor\, hungry\, overcrowded and long vilified by the Victorian middle classes as the haunt of wastrels\, ne’er-do-wells and the plain wicked – became the focus of well-meaning efforts to improve its lot.  \n\n\n\nNothing raises a community’s spirits quite so much as a successful football team\, and out of Barnwell rose a club that\, in the form of Cambridge United\, would eventually knock on the door of the all-powerful Premier League. \n\n\n\nAbbey United was born in unpromising circumstances but\, drawing on the strength of its people – people who had been shaped by their surroundings and were perhaps influenced by the interventions of philanthropic agencies – grew and went on growing. \n\n\n\nThis talk by Pat Morgan\, of 100 Years of Coconuts\, examines the social and economic background behind the birth of a remarkable club. \n\n\n\nIt will be held using Zoom. To take part in the Zoom session and be able to ask questions of Pat then please sign up to our mailing list. The meeting link will be sent by email in a newsletter a few days before the talk. \n\n\n\nThe meeting will also be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/millroadhistory/ and can be watched there instead. \n\n\n\nThe event is free to watch but if you enjoy it please consider making a donation to our PayPal account\, see the button on the home page of this website.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/barnwell-born-but-bound-for-glory/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200811T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200811T210000
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SUMMARY:AGM and Quiz
DESCRIPTION:Our next online event consists of our delayed AGM\, followed by a Cambridge/Mill Road themed quiz\, which all are invited to attend. \n\n\n\n7:15pm: The Zoom room is open7:30pm: AGM\, a short review of the year from our chair\, Lucy Walker\, a look ahead\, and an opportunity for anyone to ask questions.7:45pm: The quiz begins. \n\n\n\nIf you want to join in on Zoom then please sign up to the mailing list at https://millroadhistory.org.uk/mailing-list/.  \n\n\n\nThe event will also be streamed on this page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/millroadhistory from 7:30pm. \n\n\n\nYou are of course welcome to join for just the quiz or just the AGM. There are no prizes for the quiz\, it’s just a bit of fun to test your knowledge. \n\n\n\nDocuments for the AGM: \n\n\n\n2019 AGM Draft MinutesChair’s ReportDraft AccountsAgendaCommittee Members standing for re-election
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/agm-and-quiz/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200714T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200714T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190907T151032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220912T113250Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Stories from Mill Road Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:Claire Martinsen\, member of the Friends of Mill Road Cemetery has a passion for local history and researching the stories within Mill Road Cemetery. She has researched and uploaded more than 250 stories on to the website www.millroadcemetery.org.uk and will share her favourite local stories with us in this talk. \n\n\n\nThis talk will be held using Zoom. To take part in the Zoom session and be able to ask questions of Claire then please sign up to our mailing list. The meeting link will be sent by email on the day before the talk. \n\n\n\nThe meeting will also be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/millroadhistory/ and can be watched there instead. \n\n\n\nThe event is free to watch but if you enjoy it please consider making a donation to our PayPal account\, see the button on the home page of this website. \n\n\n\nClaire has been a member of the Mill Road Cemetery History Group for the past 18 months\, and as she readily admits has fallen under its spell. By day Claire is a successful entrepreneur and runs Breckland Orchard which makes carbonated drinks.  She is also a member of the Mill Road WI. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou can watch a recording of the talk here or on YouTube.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-stories-from-the-cemetery/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200609T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200609T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
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SUMMARY:VE Day 'Show an object\, tell a story'
DESCRIPTION:We would like to invite you to join us for a digital history event. In memory of the 75th Anniversary of VE Day\, we will be hosting an online “bring an object\, tell a story” event. We are looking for Second World War objects with an interesting five minute (or less!) story attached. A Mill Road or Cambridge connection is welcome but not essential. \n\n\n\nHow will it work? The event will be hosted on Zoom. If you have an object and a story\, please let us know by emailing admin@millroadhistory.org.uk with a photograph of the object and a short summary of the story. The meeting host will invite people to share one at a time\, by either sharing an image of the object\, or holding the object up to the camera\, and talking about the object’s story.This event will take place at 7:30pm on Tuesday 9th June. You can download the Zoom software from https://zoom.us. The meeting link will be https://zoom.us/j/94789375814?pwd=M0NLOVg5WEJWVGxrb2ZGZjVwa1Zhdz09. \n\n\n\nThe link will be active from 7:15pm to allow everyone time to get connected. It will be free to view however\, if you enjoy it\, a donation to our PayPal account is always appreciated. You can find the donation button on the front page of our website https://millroadhistory.org.uk \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou an watch a recording of this event here or on YouTube.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/agm-and-a-special-event-to-mark-the-75th-anniversary-of-ve-day-2/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200512T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200512T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
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SUMMARY:AGM and VE Day 'Bring an object\, tell a story'
DESCRIPTION:We are sorry but this event has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule it for later in the year. This page will be updated when a new date has been fixed. \n\n\n\nThe society’s Annual General Meeting plus a special event to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day \n\n\n\nTo mark the 75th Anniversary of VE Day\, our AGM will take a different format this year. Instead of a formal talk\, we’ll be hosting a ‘bring an object\, tell a story’ event. If you have any Second World War objects with an interesting five minute story attached\, please get in touch. We’ll also save time for extra stories on the night. A Mill Road connection is welcome but not essential.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/agm-and-a-special-event-to-mark-the-75th-anniversary-of-ve-day/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200414T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200414T210000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Who Lived Here?
DESCRIPTION:We are sorry but this event has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule it for later in the year. This page will be updated when a new date has been fixed. \n\n\n\nMary Naylor leads another beginners workshop to find out who lived in houses in the past\, where they came from and what they did. Mill Road will be the focus this evening\, but the sources can be applied to your street. Bring a laptop if you have one. We will look at ‘free to use’ websites\, street directories\, and resources held at the Cambridgeshire Archives and Cambridgeshire Collection. 10 places; booking required.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/workshop-who-lived-here-2/
LOCATION:The Bath House\, The Bath House\, Gwydir Street\, Cambridge\, Cambs\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Hands On / Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200310T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200310T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190907T150447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190914T115825Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Town vs. gown – Social divides in Cambridgeshire antiquarian life
DESCRIPTION:Mariel Rodriguez explores how the 1830s national revival of interest in antiquarianism and archaeology was initially dominated by the University in Cambridge\, until residents like Frederick Leach and C. H. Evelyn White created their own advocacy spaces. By the 20th century the non-university antiquarian society was at the forefront of national preservation debates.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-town-vs-gown-social-divides-in-cambridgeshire-antiquarian-life/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200211T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190907T150346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190914T115941Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Courtship and Engagement in Victorian England
DESCRIPTION:“Going with the stream.” Underwood & Underwood Publishers: London. 1897. \n\n\n\nMaggie Kalenak will talk about love\, courtship and engagement in nineteenth century England\, considering sources such as love letters\, diaries\, etiquette manuals\, periodicals\, novels and the stories of individual couples. For middle-class Victorians finding a spouse was a highly ritualised and high-stakes process. \n\n\n\nMaggie is a 3rd year PhD student in History at Girton College\, University of Cambridge. She received an MA in Museum Studies from Newcastle University and a BA in History from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her current research focuses on romantic and nuptial culture in 19th century England\, specifically the period of engagement\, with emphasis on gender dynamics\, material culture and representations in literature and history of emotions.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-courtship-and-engagement-in-victorian-england/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200114T210000
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CREATED:20190907T150243Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Mackays – The History of a Local Store
DESCRIPTION:Shop front 1920\, courtesy of Duncan Mackay\n\n\n\nDuncan Mackay describes exciting projects and turbulent times for one of Cambridge’s favourite family businesses. The story starts in Scotland\, via East Road\, Cambridge and a deal with wheelwright firm Alsop & Sons in 1912\, and reaches as far as Los Angeles. The firm has been involved in several major 20th century developments\, including the early radio telescopes\, all whilst continuing to supply its local market.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-mackays-the-history-of-a-local-store/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200101T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200101T123000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190914T121007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190914T121536Z
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SUMMARY:Mill Road History Walk with Cambridge Green Badge Guides
DESCRIPTION:10.50am for 11am start\, meet at the Mill Road end of Mortimer Rd.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/mill-road-history-walk-with-cambridge-green-badge-guides-3/
LOCATION:Corner of Mortimer Road and Mill Road\, 642J+QV Cambridge\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191229T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191229T123000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190914T121007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190914T121435Z
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SUMMARY:Mill Road History Walk with Cambridge Green Badge Guides
DESCRIPTION:10.50am for 11am start\, meet at the Mill Road end of Mortimer Rd.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/mill-road-history-walk-with-cambridge-green-badge-guides/
LOCATION:Corner of Mortimer Road and Mill Road\, 642J+QV Cambridge\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191210T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191210T220000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190907T150131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191117T182117Z
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SUMMARY:A Christmas Victorian Parlour Evening
DESCRIPTION:An evening of music\, songs and stories featuring musicians from the Cambridge Folk Club and other entertainers.  \n\n\n\nAdvance booking essential\, please book tickets at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mrhs-victorian-parlour-evening-tickets-78002980013
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/a-christmas-victorian-parlour-evening-2/
LOCATION:The Bath House\, The Bath House\, Gwydir Street\, Cambridge\, Cambs\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191207T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191207T153000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190907T150004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191201T100700Z
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SUMMARY:Mill Road History at Mill Road Winter Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join Mill Road History and special guests in the St Barnabas Centre (behind the church\, near the food vans) for the Mill Road Winter Fair. \n\n\n\nWe have a programme of short talks between 12 and 3:30pm as well as: \n\n\n\n– exhibition of old photographs and maps– children’s activities\, historical jigsaws– refreshments– books and postcards for sale \n\n\n\nWe will be bringing our collection of street directories and maps\, why not try a little research on who lived in your house in the past? \n\n\n\nSharing the space will also be:.– Friends of Mill Road Cemetery– Headway– The Museum of Cambridge \n\n\n\nTalks Programme \n\n\n\n12:00 Helen Weinstein: The Sturton Town Project13:00 Joanna Hudson: George Brewster\, chimney sweep climbing boy13:30 Jo Costin: All about Barrage Balloons14:00 Peter Clark: My father’s archive; life in Romsey 1940-196014:30 Mary Burgess: The story of Cherry Hinton from the Cambridgeshire Collection15:00 Maggie Kalenak: Courtship in Victorian England
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/mill-road-history-at-mill-road-winter-fair/
LOCATION:St Barnabas Centre\, Old School Hall\, St. Barnabas Church\, Mill Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB1 2BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191207T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191207T103000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190914T121007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191201T102621Z
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SUMMARY:Mill Road History Walk with Cambridge Green Badge Guides
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 7 December (day of Mill Road Winter Fair)\, 8.50am for a 9am start\, meet at the Romsey R on Cavendish Road. \n\n\n\nTickets are £8 in advance from millroadguide@gmail.com or £10 on the day.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/mill-road-history-walk-with-cambridge-green-badge-guides-2/
LOCATION:Corner of Cavendish Road and Mill Road\, 54XV+66 Cambridge\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191112T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191112T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20191019T123549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191020T125851Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Under the Bridge – What was happening behind the hoardings?
DESCRIPTION:Due to circumstances beyond our control we have had to cancel the scheduled talk “Changing landscapes in Romsey Town”\, we hope to reschedule it for later next year. In place of that we have something a little different… \n\n\n\nCome and found out what was actually going on at Mill Road Bridge this summer! \n\n\n\nMill Road History Society is delighted that Richard Watson of the Spencer Group is coming to talk to us at Ross St Community Centre on November 12th at 7.0 for 7.30-9.0 . \n\n\n\nThe family engineering company The Spencer Group was commissioned by Govia Thames Link to carry out extensive work in Cambridge this summer to allow for extra track. The work included altering Mill Road Bridge.  Richard Watson\, the Project Director\, will give us the full story.  Do join us for a rare and privileged opportunity to see what the public rarely gets to see\, and to find history in the making.  \n\n\n\nThe talk will be preceded by a short introduction to the history of Mill Road Bridge by Caro Wilson\, author of the report. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhotos courtesy of the Spencer Group.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-under-the-bridge-what-was-happening-behind-the-hoardings/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191010T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191010T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190907T145349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190907T145516Z
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SUMMARY:Festival of Ideas: Miss Jebb revisits Mill Road
DESCRIPTION:In 1900 Eglantyne Jebb\, who would late found ‘Save the Children’ came to live in Cambridge. In 1906 she published ‘Cambridge – A Brief Study in Social Questions’. In the opening chapter she describes Mill Road. What would she think of it today? Who might she have met and what changes would she have seen if she had revisited the road in the last 119 years. \n\n\n\nThe Mill Road History Society bring Miss Jebb back to life and introduces her to the characters and events of Mill Road’s past. Today we think it as vibrant\, multicultural and quirky. Would Miss Jebb agree? \n\n\n\nBook via Festival of Ideas https://www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/events/miss-jebb-revisits-mill-road from 23 September 2019.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/festival-of-ideas-miss-jebb-revisits-mill-road/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190914T101500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190914T123000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190907T144906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190907T151057Z
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SUMMARY:Open Cambridge: Three Tours
DESCRIPTION:Tours along Mill Road\, running concurrently and ending at The Bath House for refreshments and exhibition. Each tour lasts one hour. \n\n\n\n1: Beyond Reality Checkpoint: From the Swimming Pool to the Railway Bridge \n\n\n\n2: Discover Romsey \n\n\n\n3: Discover Mill Road Cemetery \n\n\n\nThese tours are now fully booked
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/open-cambridge-three-tours/
CATEGORIES:Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190910T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190910T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190907T144000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190907T145609Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Archaeology found by the public
DESCRIPTION:Dr Helen Geake\, well known for being part of Channel 4’s Time Team\, will explain how the Treasure Act and the Portable Antiquities Scheme have revolutionised our views of the past. Thirty years ago\, if you found something – even an important archaeological object – there was no systematic recording system. Today archaeological finds made by members of the public are properly recorded and ‘treasures’ are saved for the nation. \n\n\n\nHelen gained her PhD at York looking at how what people wore around the time of Sutton Hoo was linked to the political situation at the time\, when the new institutions of kings and the Church were changing life very fast. She later spent 10 years in Cambridge as the PAS’s early-medieval finds advisor and has since been training volunteers to record their finds on the PAS database and helping the general public use the data for their research. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 7pm for a start at 7:30pm. Admission is a suggested £3 per person. All welcome\, fully accessible venue\, refreshments served afterwards.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-archaeology-found-by-the-public/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190721T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190721T160000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190706T085701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190706T090129Z
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SUMMARY:Who lived in your house or shop 100 years ago?
DESCRIPTION:Event: Drop in\, to look up who lived in your property 100 or more years ago \n\n\n\nOrganised by: Mill Road History Society www.millroadhistory.org.uk and Historyworks http://historyworks.tv/ as part of ‘History Happening’ on Mill Road. \n\n\n\nVenue: Cantab Millenium Computer Shop\, 95 Mill Rd\, Cambridge CB1 2UB \n\n\n\nEmail millroadhistory@gmail.com \n\n\n\nDrop in to discover who lived in your house or shop 100 years ago – or more – before WW1.  Volunteers from Mill Road History Society and Historyworks will help you work on ‘free to use’ software\, including census data\, trade and street directories. We will give you a ‘How to’ sheet of information to take home for further research. It may be possible to develop this into a Blue Plaque project some time in the future!   \n\n\n\nYou can also browse through historic photographs\, maps\, reports and history sheets about places on Mill Road\, and there will be a street quiz and trail for those who want to explore the road on foot. The photograph here is the Petersfield end of Mill Road c.1906\, courtesy of the Cambridgeshire Collection\, Central Library. \n\n\n\nSee also Historyworks trail of Mill Road narrated by the poet Michael Rosen http://www.creatingmycambridge.com/trails/mill-road-trail/ \n\n\n\nAnd https://capturingcambridge.org/projects/mill-road-area/ for site reports\, oral histories and more. \n\n\n\nThe Cantab Millenium shop is easy to find on Mill Road\, close to the traffic lights at the top of Gwydir Street. There will also be other History Happening events and activities inside & outside the Bath House on the same day\, and tours in the cemetery. See https://www.millroadsummer.org/whats-on/ for details.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/who-lived-in-your-house-or-shop-100-years-ago/
LOCATION:Cantab Millennium\, 95 Mill Road\, Cambridge\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190709T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190709T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20190527T112006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190907T144506Z
UID:3274-1562700600-1562706000@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk: Swimming in Cambridge
DESCRIPTION:Join Mill Road History society for a gentle glide through the story of swimming and bathing in Cambridge – from river races to skinny-dipping poets. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 7pm\, the talk starts at 7:30pm. Tea and biscuits served afterwards\, fully accessible venue\, all welcome.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-swimming-in-cambridge/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190618T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190618T220000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20181215T141223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T175643Z
UID:2090-1560886200-1560895200@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Music: Na-Mara - The Story of the Basque Children
DESCRIPTION:Courtesy of R. Garcia\n\n\n\nIn May 1937\, a month after the bombing of Guernica\, 4000 young children were evacuated from Bilbao to Southampton aboard the SS Habana. With no support from a British Government set on non-intervention in the Spanish Civil War\, the ‘niños’ were subsequently cared for by volunteers in towns and cities across the UK\, including Cambridge. Through words and music\, Rob Garcia (the son of a niño) and Paul McNamara will tell the story of the ‘Basque children’.  Together\, Rob and Paul comprise folk duo\, Na-Mara. \n\n\n\nTickets are £8 in advance from https://cambridgefolkclub.co.uk/collections/tickets/products/20190618-tuesday-18th-june-na-mara or £10 on the door (if available). \n\n\n\nwww.na-mara.com
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/event-na-mara/
LOCATION:St Barnabas Centre\, Old School Hall\, St. Barnabas Church\, Mill Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB1 2BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Folk Club":MAILTO:enquiries@cambridgefolkclub.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190514T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190514T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20181215T135302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190613T203217Z
UID:2062-1557862200-1557867600@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:AGM and Talk: From Vice to Virtue: The Cambridge Female Refuge
DESCRIPTION:Just visible behind Christ Church on Newmarket Road is the roofline of the Cambridge Female Refuge\, founded in 1838 and functioning in the city until 1939. The Refuge was intended as a voluntarily reformatory institution for ‘fallen’ women\, that is to say\, women earning their living by sex work or considered to be in ‘moral danger’. Women inmates did laundry and sewing work\, learned to read and write and received religious instruction. At the end of around two years\, they were placed in respectable domestic service or returned to friends and family. While inside the institution\, women’s freedom of movement outside the Refuge site was largely restricted to attendance at church.  \n\n\n\nPhoto copyright Susan WoodallPhoto copyright Susan Woodall\n\n\n\nEvery Sunday\, they would walk through the door in the churchyard wall\, through their own private door at the back of the church and into a specially screened private pew. On their way\, they would pass the window designed by Frederick Leach\, who also painted the Refuge interior.  \n\n\n\nFor some women\, despite the hard work and long hours\, the Refuge provided genuine protection and a chance to change their life courses; for some\, separation from their families and the experience of confinement was unbearable. Other women’s experiences were more mixed; they stayed the course by finding inventive ways round institutional rules… \n\n\n\nText copyright Susan Woodall \n\n\n\nThis talk will be preceded by the Society’s AGM. \n\n\n\nThe event takes place at Ross Street Community Centre. Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7:30pm. All are welcome\, Ross Street is a fully accessible venue\, tea and biscuits are provided afterwards. Admission is with a suggested donation of £3 per person.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/agm-and-talk-from-vice-to-virtue-the-cambridge-female-refuge/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190409T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190409T220000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20181215T141223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190220T170535Z
UID:2077-1554838200-1554847200@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Event: Louise Jordan – The Hard Way
DESCRIPTION:A one-woman performance of live music and theatre by acclaimed singer and songwriter Louise Jordan\, charting the rise of working-class suffragette Hannah Mitchell from a remote hilltop farm in the Derbyshire moorlands to Manchester city magistrate. A self-taught\, self-made woman\, Hannah leaves home aged 14\, exchanging one exploitative situation for another. In 1906 Hannah finds herself face to face with Winston Churchill at a public meeting before spending time in Strangeways prison. This show explores one woman’s determination to take power and improve life for those around her. \n\n\n\nRecommended for ages 14 years and over. www.louisejordan.co.uk \n\n\n\nTickets are £8 in advance and can be booked at https://cambridgefolkclub.co.uk/collections/tickets/products/20190409-tuesday-9th-april-louise-jordan-the-hard-way \n\n\n\nAdmission on the door will be £10 (if space available). \n\n\n\n\n\nTrailer for Louise Jordan: The Hard Way
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/event-louise-jordan-the-hard-way/
LOCATION:St Barnabas Centre\, Old School Hall\, St. Barnabas Church\, Mill Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB1 2BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Folk Club":MAILTO:enquiries@cambridgefolkclub.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190402T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190402T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20181215T140501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190217T102942Z
UID:2075-1554231600-1554238800@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop: Cambridge 1888-1988 – Chronicle of an English University City
DESCRIPTION:Mike Petty has been helping people research Cambridge for over 50 years. In 2018 he completed a 4\,000-page Chronicle covering (almost) all of the developments in Cambridge over that period which is free to read\, download and use from www.mikepetty.org.uk. Mike will summarise some of the 100 sections and looks forward to your suggestions for the second edition.  \n\n\n\nPlaces are limited for this workshop so booking is required. Please email admin@millroadhistory.org.uk to reserve your place.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/workshop-cambridge-1888-1988-chronicle-of-an-english-university-city/
LOCATION:The Bath House\, The Bath House\, Gwydir Street\, Cambridge\, Cambs\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Hands On / Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190312T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20181215T134857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190217T103026Z
UID:2058-1552419000-1552424400@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk: Ginger Beer and Silicon Chips
DESCRIPTION:Joe McIntyre presents a curious tale of the building in Willis Road that has housed entrepreneurs\, mineral water\, type- writers\, home computers\, revolutionary heating systems\, unique personal transport and… even more computers. \n\n\n\nIn its 123 years\, it’s been a bottling factory\, a furniture storage and distribution centre\, a high-tech research centre and the home to computing for a technical college\, a polytechnic and a post-1992 university.  \n\n\n\nA talk for anybody who’s ever wondered what’s behind the gates of Silicon Alley at 25 Willis Road… \n\n\n\nThe event takes place at Ross Street Community Centre. Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7:30pm. All are welcome\, Ross Street is a fully accessible venue\, tea and biscuits are provided afterwards. Admission is with a suggested donation of £3 per person.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-ginger-beer-and-silicon-chips/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190212T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20181215T140018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181230T170336Z
UID:2071-1549998000-1550005200@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop: Who Lived Here?
DESCRIPTION:Mary Naylor will lead a beginner’s workshop about finding who lived in houses on Mill Road\, where they came from and what they did. Please bring a laptop if you have one.We will be looking at ‘free to use’ websites and resources at the Cambridgeshire Archives and Cambridgeshire Collection. Booking required; this workshop is limited to 10 places. Please email admin@millroadhistory.org.uk to reserve your place.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/workshop-who-lived-here/
LOCATION:The Bath House\, The Bath House\, Gwydir Street\, Cambridge\, Cambs\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Hands On / Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190108T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190108T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20181215T131723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181220T185203Z
UID:2044-1546975800-1546981200@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk: Representing Cambridge - Anne Campbell
DESCRIPTION:Anne Campbell and Stephen Hawking\n\n\n\nAnne Campbell\, MP for Cambridge from 1992-2005\, will talk about how she managed important issues such as science funding\, lone parent support and student finance. \n\n\n\n“I have always felt Cambridge is a very special city and it is important to ensure the views and interests of Cambridge people are well represented. But what does that mean in practice and how does it translate into action in Parliament?” \n\n\n\nThe talk takes place at Ross Street Community Centre. Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7:30pm. All are welcome\, Ross Street is a fully accessible venue\, tea and biscuits are provided after the talk. Admission is with a suggested donation of £3 per person.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-anne-campbell/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190101T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190101T123000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20181220T183427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181220T184418Z
UID:2268-1546340400-1546345800@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Mill Road History Walk: Mostly Romsey
DESCRIPTION:Mill Road Railway Bridge. B.MILL.K1 7603. Courtesy of the Cambridgeshire Collection.\n\n\n\nFriends of Mill Road History the Mill Road Guides\, who are all qualified Green Badge guides\, are running two walking tours over New Year. The second tour\, on New Year’s Day covers mostly the Romsey side of Mill Road but will venture into Petersfield as well. \n\n\n\nThe tour is £10 on the day (if space available) or £8 if booked in advance at millroadguide@gmail.com. Children under 16 go free. Part of the ticket price goes to support Mill Road History Society in its activities. \n\n\n\nTo join the tour please meet at the corner of Cavendish Road and Mill Road\, by the Romsey “R”\, before 11am.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/mill-road-history-walk-mostly-romsey/
LOCATION:Corner of Cavendish Road and Mill Road\, 54XV+66 Cambridge\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Tour
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mill Road Guides":MAILTO:millroadguide@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181231T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181231T123000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20181215T143132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181220T183809Z
UID:2092-1546254000-1546259400@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Mill Road History Walk: Mostly Petersfield
DESCRIPTION:Petersfield: snow scene looking towards East Road. J.PET.K06 30335. Courtesy of the Cambridgeshire Collection.\n\n\n\nFriends of Mill Road History the Mill Road Guides\, who are all qualified Green Badge guides\, are running two walking tours over New Year. The first tour\, on New Year’s Eve\, covers mostly the Petersfield side of Mill Road but will venture into Romsey as well. \n\n\n\nThe tour is £10 on the day (if space available) or £8 if booked in advance at millroadguide@gmail.com. Children under 16 go free. Part of the ticket price goes to support Mill Road History Society in its activities. \n\n\n\nTo join the tour please meet at the corner of Mortimer Road and Mill Road\, by Parkside Pool\, before 11am.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/mill-road-history-walk-petersfield/
LOCATION:Corner of Mortimer Road and Mill Road\, 642J+QV Cambridge\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Tour
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mill Road Guides":MAILTO:millroadguide@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181211T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181211T220000
DTSTAMP:20260530T225639
CREATED:20180712T140650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181104T113059Z
UID:1587-1544556600-1544565600@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Event: A Christmas Victorian Parlour Evening
DESCRIPTION:Mill Road History Society’s annual festive get together with music\, songs and stories\, featuring musicians from the Cambridge Folk Club\, and other entertainers. \nBooking is essential\, please email millroadhistory@gmail.com to reserve your place. There is a suggested donation of £5 per person\, payable on the door. \nThe event takes place at the Bath House on Gwydir Street\, doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start. \n  \n 
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/a-christmas-victorian-parlour-evening/
LOCATION:The Bath House\, The Bath House\, Gwydir Street\, Cambridge\, Cambs\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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