Welcome to the Emmanuel College Newsletter, which brings you the latest news and information from all areas of College life, and incorporates the Emmanuel Society's Newsletter.
In this newsletter: NEWS / EVENTS / SOCIETY NEWS / CONTACT DETAILS
Christmas message
Click here for a Christmas message from Emmanuel.
Sad news
The College is sorry to announce that Professor Peter Richards (1954), Honorary Fellow, died on 29 September. A memorial service will be held in Great St Mary's Church on Saturday 28 January at 2.30pm. All are welcome.
Election for the Office of Chancellor - Results
Lord Sainsbury has been elected Chancellor of Cambridge University. He received 52% of the votes from a total of 5558. Brian Blessed came second, with 1389 votes, followed by Michael Mansfield with 964 votes and Abdul Arain with 312 votes.
The winning streak continues
Once again our College Chefs have excelled themselves in this year's Cambridge University Chef's Competition. After many hours of hard work and preparation, they brought back an incredible seven medals, including two golds, four silvers and one bronze. Unfortunately they narrowly missed out on the Steward's Cup, coming runners-up to Clare College.
The Wilberforce Wanderettes: calling all ex-Panthers in London
Some Emmanuel Members are setting up a women's football team for ex Pink Panthers (Emma's women's team) in London. Initially, the team will organise informal football sessions in a London park at the weekends, and hope to progress to joining a 5- or 11-a-side league in the future. If you are interested, please email Lindsay Solera-Deuchar (lindsay.soleradeuchar@gmail.com), or alternatively, join the Facebook group, here. All levels of skill and commitment are welcome. Interested Emma Members who didn't play with the Panthers are also welcome.
Head Gardener's Diary
The summer has come and gone but the gardens are as alive and bursting with colour as ever. Our Head Gardener is keeping you up to date with the latest changes in the Paddock, Chapman's Garden, Fellows' Garden and the courts, in his Gardener's Diary. Click here to read about the latest developments.
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn & Google+
The College can now be found on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. You can follow us on Twitter by clicking here, and you can follow our Facebook fan page by clicking here, and then clicking on the 'Like' icon. There is also a Facebook site for Members in the US entitled 'Emmanuel in America': to join, click here. We also have an 'Alumni of Emmanuel College' LinkedIn page which you can join by clicking here. The College has recently joined Google+ and you can find us by clicking here and adding us to your circles.
Chapel Choir
The College Choir is singing at morning Eucharist at Thurning Parish Church, near Oundle, at 11am on the morning of 29 January 2012. All are welcome.
Burnaby Recitals
Burnaby Recitals will be held as follows in 2012:
Friday 2 March 2012: David Ponsford (1968, organ)
Friday 4 May 2012: Piano trios performed by Maurice Hodges (piano), Steve Bingham (violin) and Nicola Anderson (cello)
Each recital starts at 6.30pm and lasts for 45 minutes. All are welcome and admission is free. Members and guests are welcome to dine at High Table afterwards. To book for dinner, please download a High Table booking form, here, or contact the Development Office. Each programme will be available at www.emma.cam.ac.uk in due course.
Library Lecture
There will be a lecture in the College Library on Friday 9 March at 2.30pm about the Library at Hartlebury Castle of Richard Hurd, Bishop of Worcester, given by the Librarian at the Castle, Christine Penney. Numbers are strictly limited and the closing date for applications is Friday 10 February. If you are interested in attending please email Adam Wilkinson. Members are invited to dine at High Table afterwards. To book for dinner, please download a High Table booking form, here, or contact the Development Office.
Intellectual Property Lecture
The Seventh Annual International Property Lecture will be given by Professor Bernt Hugenholtz of the University of Amsterdam. Professor Hugenholtz is a leading figure in international copyright and his lecture will take place in the Queen's Building on Tuesday 13 March 2012 at 6pm. If you are interested in attending please contact the Development Office. Members and guests are welcome to dine at High Table afterwards. To book for dinner, please download a High Table booking form here.
Gathering of Members
Invitations for the next Gathering of Members (for matriculation years 1949 and earlier), which is to be held on 31 March and 1 April 2012, have been sent out. The Gathering in September (22/23) is for 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960 matriculants and invitations will be sent out in June. For more information contact gatheringofmembers@emma.cam.ac.uk.
Chapel Choir Reunion
A reunion of Emmanuel Chapel Choir will take place on Sunday 29 April 2012. The choir is going from strength to strength under Richard Latham (organ scohlar 1997-2000), who is currently serving as Director of Chapel Music, and under our two organ scholars July Verkade and George Lacey, and will just be back from a tour to Italy. There will be Evensong at the usual time of 6pm, and we hope that many former members of the Choir will be able to come, join in the singing for part of the service (for which there will be a rehearsal at 4pm), and join Fellows and students for dinner in Hall. Guests are very welcome. Former organ scholars are also very welcome. Unfortunately we do not have contact details for many of those who sang as Choral Volunteers (i.e. who were not students at Emmanuel): we would be very grateful if you would let Adam Wilkinson in the Development Office have them so we can write and invite them too. To book for this reunion, please download the booking form, here, or contact the Development Office. The closing date is Friday 13 April.
Emmanuel Society
Emmanuel Society Newsletter
The Emmanuel Society's latest newsletter is available here. Highlights in the next few months include London Drinks in Café Koha round the corner from Leicester Square on Tuesday 6 March, a Spring Weekend in Paris on 20-22 April, a dinner in Geneva on Saturday 21 April, a talk on the economy from Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Charles Bean, on Wednesday 2 May, and Boat Club drinks at the Black Friar pub on Wednesday 30 May. For more information on all of these events and to download a booking form please click here.
Careers
The Emmanuel recently held a very successful careers evening. Plans are now underway for an informal evening next term, when students can meet Members from a variety of careers, and get a better understanding of their day-to-day jobs. If you might be interested in coming back to Cambridge on Wednesday 22 February to discuss your own experiences, and help current students in today's difficult economic climate, please contact emmanuel-society@emma.cam.ac.uk. Many entries on the database are now out of date: to update your entry or to join the register, please visit www.emma.cam.ac.uk/careers. There is also a facility to contact Members for networking purposes.
Suffolk Cambridge Society
Members of the College who live in Suffolk are more than welcome to join, at minimal cost, the Suffolk Cambridge Society. Their outings and meetings take place about four times a year and are geared to retired alumni or those approaching retirement, but all are welcome. For details of planned events please contact David Rees by phone 01284 7546188 or by email - david.rees@talktalk.net.
The College has simple student guest rooms available for booking by Members. They are not en suite or of hotel standard, but if you would like to book one, click here or telephone 01223 334255 (mornings only).
All Members of MA status are invited to dine up to twice a year at High Table as guests of the College. They may bring a guest at their own expense. Click here for a booking form.
The College welcomes private bookings of its rooms for meetings, meals and conferences. Contact conferences@emma.cam.ac.uk.
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