Event Recaps

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Wine Tasting with Richard Pearey

Wine Tasting with Richard Pearey

This evening's tasting had an Aussie flavour. Australia is very big. You could fit the UK into Australia more than 30 times, and although most of the wine regions are in the slightly cooler South, it is 4000 km from Sydney on the East Coast to Perth on the West. With...

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Walking tour of Wapping; the river and its docks

Walking tour of Wapping; the river and its docks

On a Friday evening at the end of May members of the Society spent a lovely spring evening strolling along the riverside in Wapping, led by Blue Badge Tourist Guide Caroline Piper. A particular highlight was St Katherine's Dock, looking even prettier than normal (see...

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Wine Tasting with Richard Pearey

Wine Tasting with Richard Pearey

South Africa is on a similar latitude to California, and has a generally warm Mediterranean climate, but mountains, winds and the cold Benguela current from the South Pole, give a variety of microclimates, and there are varied soils, so almost every style and quality...

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The 2024 Varsity Matches at our Society’s Suite

The 2024 Varsity Matches at our Society’s Suite

The Society's Lord's Suite Party is one of the highlights of our calendar, and again we will be spending a whole spring's day in our own private box in the Tavern Stand of the global home of cricket, overlooking the Main Ground and giving first class views of the...

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Wine Tasting with Richard Pearey

Wine Tasting with Richard Pearey

Germany is most famous for the grape variety Riesling, which many people assume is unfashionably sweet. There is history behind this. German Rieslings at the end of the 19th Century were the most sought after wines in the world - they were more expensive than the...

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Wine Tasting with Richard Pearey

Wine Tasting with Richard Pearey

Italy has long been famous for its delicious local food culture, based around meals for family and friends; but the quality of its wine has been variable. Perhaps unsurprisingly as they have 350 permitted grapes and regional wine laws that have been as much to do with...

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Behind the Scenes: Cambridge Women in Comedy

Behind the Scenes: Cambridge Women in Comedy

Thirty members of CamSocLon gathered at the Curtains Up Pub before heading underground to the intimate Barons Court Theatre to experience Society Member Raegan Payne's collection of four vignette comedies, 'Sweet Nothings'.  Each narrative delved into the complexities...

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The 2024 Boat Races Lunch and Spectacle

The 2024 Boat Races Lunch and Spectacle

We spent Easter Saturday and the first properly sunny day of the year enjoying glorious views from our private room overlooking the start of the boat races. Before the boat race action began we reunited with old friends and made new ones over drinks followed by a...

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Wine Tasting with Richard Pearey

Wine Tasting with Richard Pearey

Following Richard's sojourn in the Antipodes twelve of our members came together, this time with a selection of wines from New Zealand to taste. The selection illustrated the brightness and clarity of their beautiful vineyards, reflected in the purity of their wines....

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A Lab of One’s Own: Cambridge Women In The First World War

A Lab of One’s Own: Cambridge Women In The First World War

Our second event in our CamSocTalks series featured renowned speaker Dr. Patricia Fara - a distinguished historian of science and Emeritus Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge.  40 of us met on the 8th floor at The Orchard where Dr. Fara illuminated the significant...

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Pub Night in Bankside

Pub Night in Bankside

We had a lovely evening at The Refinery Bar and Restaurant in Bankside.  30 of our fellow alumni came together for some drinks, laughter and good vibes.  The venue had a great atmosphere, though as is the case with out pub nights, it was a little loud.  It was an...

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Meet the Royals at the National Portrait Gallery 3

Meet the Royals at the National Portrait Gallery 3

In December 2023 and January 2024 members of the Society "met" 500 years of the British Royal Family at the National Portrait Gallery, in 3 tours led by Blue Badge Tourist Guide Caroline Piper. The gallery has recently reopened and is well worth a visit, with the...

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Wine Tasting with Richard Pearey

Wine Tasting with Richard Pearey

After the festive season January can be grim enough without depriving ourselves of the pleasures of the grape, so tonight twelve lucky members joined Richard Pearey as he aimed to show them his favourite wine discoveries from the past year. The quality of wine has...

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