Events & Dining

Burnaby Recital: James Oldfield

6:15pm – Queen's Building Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College

Our Burnaby Recital for the Easter Term will be given by bass-baritone and singing teacher James Oldfield. James trained at Trinity College, Cambridge, and the Royal College of Music, and has sung all the major oratorio repertoire in concert halls around the world.

Entry is free on the door. Members and guests are warmly invited to attend and make use of their dining privileges by booking to dine at High Table afterwards.

Entrepreneurs' Workshop with Anthony Newman (1991)

6:00pm – Online, via Zoom

Join us for May's Entrepreneurs' Workshop with Anthony Newman (1991). Anthony is the founder of ape2o, a sustainable water brand. Anthony will talk about his personal journey with ape2o – sharing lessons on coming up with an idea, researching it, building a team, preparing for fund-raising, launching, gaining traction and staying motivated all the way through that journey. Hopefully some lessons and tips that might help budding founders on their journeys. 

About the speaker

Anthony Newman started out working 10 years in the music and media industries after Cambridge, then got involved in the drinks industry – starting in functional soft drinks in UK in 2005, then building a microbrewery in Queensland Australia which ran for 7 years. Then since 2015 he has been developing the sustainable water brand ape2o which launched in 2019. It was inspired by the damage done to marine fauna by ocean plastics. ape2o has been gaining traction ever since, providing a circular alternative on-the-go to single use plastic water bottles.

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This free-to-attend online workshop will be delivered via Zoom. 

Book your place. Booking closes on Monday 20 May 2024.

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Emma in Zürich - Meet the Development Director

6:00pm – Marktgasse Hotel, Marktgasse 17, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

Join Dr Sarah Bendall, Development Director and Fellow, for an informal drink and catch-up on all things Emma in Zürich. This is a great opportunity to (re)connect with Emma members from across the city and further afield. Members are warmly invited to attend with guests.

Please RSVP by 20 May 2024.

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Emma in Geneva - Meet the Development Director

6:00pm – Hôtel Les Armures, Rue Puits-St-Pierre 1, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland

Join Dr Sarah Bendall, Development Director and Fellow, for an informal drink and catch-up on all things Emma in Geneva. This is a great opportunity to (re)connect with Emma members from across the city and further afield. Members are warmly invited to attend with guests.

Please RSVP by 20 May 2024.

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Frankland Society Lunch

11:00am – Old Library, Emmanuel College

Members of the Frankland Society are invited to join us for lunch and a special panel discussion and Q&A on the topic: ‘How does Emmanuel need to adapt for the future?’. Our panellists will join us from across the college community, contributing their perspectives to overcoming the challenges and harnessing the opportunities of the future. Ahead of the panel, there will be tea, coffee, and pastries in the Old Library, accompanied by a special display. We’re asking Frankland Society members to contribute to this display, the details of which can be found in invitations.

Members are warmly invited to bring a guest and the dress code is lounge suit or equivalent.

Registration

Registration details can be found in your invitation. Please RSVP by 9 June 2024.

About the Frankland Society

Frankland Society membership is offered to those who intend to leave a legacy gift of any size or kind to the college. As our way of recognising this generosity, members are invited to a special annual event and receive exclusive communications from us. Find out more at www.emma.cam.ac.uk/legacies/.

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Wren churches walking tour with architectural historian Canon Janet Gough (1980)

2:00pm – Meet near Monument Underground Station, London

Please note that this event has now sold out. To be added to a waiting list, please email the Development Office.

Join architectural historian Canon Janet Gough OBE (1980) for a walking tour to discover the extraordinary genius of Sir Christopher Wren, as he rebuilds the City of London out of the disasters of the Black Death and Great Fire. 

Starting at the Monument, with its royal propaganda, you will visit several highly varied and ingenious Wren churches, not forgetting their iconic towers and spires. The tour ends at Wren’s masterpiece - domed St Paul's Cathedral, containing highlights of British Baroque while firmly rooted in the gothic tradition. 

The tour includes a very special visit to the triforum or first floor at St Paul's Cathedral to see Wren’s Great Model, his newly restored library and the extraordinary geometric staircase. There will also be an opportunity to view the special tercentenary Wren exhibition at St Paul’s.

About Canon Janet Gough OBE (1980)

Janet Gough is an architectural historian and senior heritage manager specialising in historic churches. She deliver lectures; gives bespoke tours; advises on fundraising and campaigning; advises on conservation, renewal and new uses for churches, and develops options and business plans; writes books on historic churches; commission beautiful, accessible books for historic religious buildings across Europe; and presents and produces on heritage for television.

Formerly Director of cathedrals and church buildings at the Church of England, a Director at Sotheby’s with City and finance experience, read history and history of art at Emma, and was awarded an OBE for services to heritage in the New Year’s Honours 2017. In 2021 she became one of the first lay canons of Bangor Cathedral.

Important information

This walking tour will take just over two hours and involves city walking, not many opportunities to sit, and climbing 141 steps at St Paul's Cathedral. Before registering, please make sure you are comfortable with this level of walking.

Please note that this event has now sold out. To be added to a waiting list, please email the Development Office.

Tickets are £45 per person. Numbers are strictly limited to 23. Members are welcome to attend with one guest.

With thanks to St Paul’s Cathedral, which has waived its normal visitor fee. The ticket price includes donations to St Paul's cathedral and the churches we visit, and visitors are of course able to contribute any further amounts to the churches as they see fit.

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Emmanuel Society Garden Party

Emmanuel College

Save the date!

The Emmanuel Society is delighted to invite all Emma members back to our beautiful gardens for this year's summer garden party. The programme for this very special afternoon event will be published soon. Expect great food, games, storytelling, talks, and much more!

Registration opens soon.

Gathering of Members (1984, 1985 & 1986)

Our September 2024 Gathering sees us welcome back Members who matriculated in 1984, 1985 and 1986.  Further details and invitations will be sent out towards the end of July 2024.