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CULTURE EDITION
EVENT Aspiring Creatives Networking Forum
This major new creative careers and networking event takes place at Cambridge Corn Exchange from 4-7pm on 2 July. Designed to be an interactive creative hub, attendees can engage directly with organisations and practitioners through hands-on activities, informal conversations, live creative experiences and behind- the-scenes insight into the sector. cornex.co.uk MUSIC A Sea Symphony On 5 July, join conductor Tom Primrose and Cambridge Philharmonic’s combined orchestra and chorus, plus two guests, for a glorious voyage across the ocean with Debussy’s languid Prélude , John Ireland’s choral epic These Things Shall Be and Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony set to Walt Whitman’s stirring verse. saffronhall.com Taking place at Downing Place Church on 9 July is Jane Bower’s solo play Call Me John. Based on the memoirs and private papers of Enid Barraud, it details the life of a London insurance clerk who became a Cambridgeshire Land Army girl in WWII. Enid lived as a man, with a female partner, as well as struggling with disability, and yet became fully accepted in her small farming village in the 30s. downingplaceurc.org The world’s only music festival created by builders for builders takes place at the historic Delapré Abbey in Northamptonshire on 11 July, bringing great music (from Ocean Colour Scene, Goldie Lookin Chain and more), tea, bacon butties, pints and invaluable advice to the nation’s tradespeople. fixfest.co.uk FESTIVAL Fixfest THEATRE Call Me John
Welcoming the sounds of summer From 1 to 29 July, the 2026 Cambridge Summer Music Festival welcomes world- renowned musicians to beautiful venues in and around Cambridge. The programme boasts almost
Wang at Pembroke Auditorium on 7 July; the acclaimed Brodsky Quartet at Cambridge Union on 9 July; multi- talented duo Eleanor & Gus (pictured) at Long Barn, Childerley Hall on 23 July and, of course, the ever-popular Sounds Green at Cambridge University Botanic Garden held on Wednesday evenings throughout the month. Visit cambridgesummermusic.com to see the full programme
30 events, including chamber music, orchestral and choral concerts, jazz, song and solo instrumental recitals, workshops and more. Highlights include the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2024 pianist Ryan
HOLLYWOOD ACTOR VISITS KIMBOLTON SCHOOL
grounds, RAF Kimbolton was used by the American Air Force (USAAF Station 117) during World War II and was home to the 379th Bombardment Group. Pictured with Stuart Ainsworth from the Royal British Legion, Sinise had the chance to meet reenactors and look at WWII vehicles and memorabilia displays as part of Kimbolton School Parents’ Association’s Living History event.
Kimbolton School welcomed American actor Gary Sinise in May for a special visit as part of a documentary project exploring RAF Kimbolton’s legacy. Best known to many for his iconic role as Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump , Sinise visited Kimbolton School, and the local area, while tracing the story of his uncle, who was stationed at RAF Kimbolton. Located close to the school
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