Creating My Cambridge
'Creating My Cambridge' is a public art project designed and delivered by Historyworks to share historical sources about Cambridge's people and places, past and present. It uses histories to inspire creativity and cultures of belonging. The aim is to give voice to school pupils, singers, musicians, poets, rappers, storytellers, film-makers and composers. Historyworks is working with top poets like Michael Rosen & witty lyricists like CBBC's Horrible Histories song writer Dave Cohen, organizing workshops and events for people to get creative. Do use these resources and contribute subjects and creative pieces. You can find the dedicated website providing all the FREE resources here: http://www.creatingmycambridge.com/
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Museum of Cambridge Exhibition called 'FORGE'
The Museum of Cambridge is hosting a new exhibition in collaboration with Artist in Residence at IronWorks, Hilary Cox-Condron and Helen Weinstein, as community historian. ...
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Forge: Shape in History
The Museum of Cambridge is hosting a new exhibition in collaboration with Artist in Residence at IronWorks, Hilary Cox-Condron and Helen Weinstein, as community historian. ...
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Forge: Bond in Community
The theme of 'Bond in Community' is central to the Museum of Cambridge Exhibition, co-curated by Artist in Residence, Hilary Cox Condron and Community Historian, ...
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Forge: Transform in Activism
The Museum of Cambridge is hosting a new exhibition in collaboration with Artist in Residence at IronWorks, Hilary Cox-Condron and Helen Weinstein, as community historian. ...
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Cambridge WW2 Commemoration
Between May and November 2020, we've been marking 75 years since the end of World War Two with VE Day Commemorations. HistoryWorks has produced ...
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Victorian Cambridge & the Building of Sturton Town
Film produced by HistoryWorks called ‘Sturton Town in Victorian Times’ Helen Weinstein has been researching the story of the area known as 'Sturton Town' and ...
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WellBeing, Walks, Fitness, Meditation, Yoga, Pilates, Volunteering, Charity Donations
Breathing, BirdSong, Walks, Fitness, Volunteering, Donating Locally During Covid19 On this page and sub-pages you can find some recommendations for a mix of activities to ...
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Cultural Activities to Nourish During Covid Lockdown
CULTURAL NOURISHMENT IN COVID LOCKDOWN is very important both for adults and children. On our pages at Historyworks we are making some suggestions with links, ...
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Michael Rosen's Workshop for Teaching Professionals - The Pleasure of Reading & Writing is postponed due to Covid19
Date: Monday 29th June 2020 workshop is postponed due to the Covid19 pandemic. We will keep the info online here as we hope to postpone to ...
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Artsmark Celebration in Cambridge
27th June Artsmark Celebration in Cambridge Helen Weinstein was appointed by Arts Council England as the Producer for the ArtsMark Celebration event which was held for ...
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Celebrating Creative Achievements of Local Primary Schools
This Summer Term Year 5 children from local primary school have enjoyed celebrating their creative achievements as part of the Historyworks Local History Trails project, ...
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Rhythm, Rhymes & Railways
Historyworks is starting a new public art project in Cambridge which will run from the September 2017 to December 2017, and we'll invite a large number ...
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Big Wednesday On Coldham's Common
We had a fantastic time on Coldham's Common (in the area closest to the Abbey Pool by the BMX track) at the start of the ...
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Creative Writing Day With Michael Rosen On 9th June
Cambridge was full of laughter and song when 400 primary children from local Primary Schools had a fantastic workshop of poetry, history, rhythm, and rhyme. ...
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Half Term 'Active Abbey Adventures' Fun Day on 30th May!
On Tuesday 30th May HistoryWorks had a great afternoon of fun in the glorious sunshine alongside ChYpPS, Abbey People and other play partners, with a ...
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Look Up, Look Down, Look All Around!
Geocache adventure and Bluetooth beacon puzzle challenge organised by Historyworks in partnership with the Cambridge Museum of Technology, The Old Pumping Station, Cheddars Lane 01223 ...
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Abbey Environment Day & Launch of "Active Abbey Adventures" with intro to geocache, nature walk, litter-pick & craft activities
On Saturday 8th April, in the middle of the Easter holidays, Historyworks had a fantastic time at Barnwell Library and other points in Abbey ward ...
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Explore and Soar
Sunday 19th March 3:00pm - 4:30pm HistoryWorks is leading activities at the Cambridge Museum of Technology, Education Room, The Old Pumping Station, Cheddars Lane 01223 ...
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Sing For Your School
On Thursday 2nd March Cambridgeshire Music will be hosting their 'Sing for Your School' Celebration Event at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, where all 8 ...
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Abbey Lantern Festival & Singing & Feasting on 7th Dec - All Welcome!
Come Join in the Festive Fun at Abbey Lantern Festival on Wednesday 7th December ABBEY MEADOWS CHOIR SINGING AT 5.30PM NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR THE XMAS ...
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Pumpkin Festival at Margaret Wright Community Orchard
Historyworks joined up with community organizations for the Pumpkin Festival on Wednesday 26th October at the Margaret Wright Community Orchard, off Whitehill Road. Abbey People ...
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Cambridge Junction Stobbs Cup Challenge
REPORT BLOG FOR CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION STOBBS CHALLENGE EVENT ORGANIZED AND DELIVERED BY HELEN WEINSTEIN, DIRECTOR OF HISTORYWORKS ON 29.10.16 Cambridge Junction commissioned Historyworks to present ...
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Historyworks Director gives keynote at My Cambridge at the Cambridge Junction
Helen Weinstein, Creative Director Historyworks was delighted to be invited to give a keynote presentation and for the Historyworks team to network at the inaugural ...
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HISTORYWORKS PARTICIPATE IN BIG WEEKEND ON PARKER'S PIECE
On Saturday 9th July, a team from Historyworks headed off for the Big Weekend, to provide a ‘pop up’ activity as part of the ‘Make ...
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BEACON HISTORY TRAIL LAUNCH AT CAMBRIDGE MUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY ON RIVERSIDE
Ever wondered what is behind the railings on Riverside with the impressive brick edifice to Victorian sewage and sanitation beneath the imposing Victorian chimney by ...
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MAKING MUSIC AND MAGICAL MACHINES
On Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd August Historyworks hosted two afternoons of ‘Making Music and Magical workshops’ which were offered for free to anyone in ...
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Big Lunch on Sunday 12th June - Community Gathering with Singing and Kite Making!
Historyworks took part in the Abbey People Big Lunch Event on Dudley Rec on Sunday 12th June with a pop up Historyworks stand and led ...
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CREATING MY CAMBRIDGE: Creative Writing Workshop with Michael Rosen & Historyworks
Helen Weinstein has been collaborating with several primary schools and commissioning the Historyworks team of artists and musicians to provide creative workshops as part of ...
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BIG WEDNESDAY on COLDHAM’S COMMON
To celebrate National Play Day Historyworks collaborated with ChYpPS and lots of wonderful partners including Abbey People and Cambridge University Museums. The event was devised ...
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Singing History Concert – Celebrating Cambridge Past & Present at West Road Concert Hall
As part of the Cambridge History Festival, Historyworks partnered with CaMEO (Cambridge Music Education Outreach at the Faculty of Music) to present the Creating My ...
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Family FunDay: Creative & Doing Activities
On Sunday 21st February hundreds of children, families and individuals joined us at the Museum of Technology for a taster day of creative thinking and ...
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Improv singing workshop 'Sounds of STEAM'
On the evening of Wednesday 27th January we invited singers from a number of Cambridge choirs and from the local area to join us for ...
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HISTORY STAND UP AT THE PORTLAND ARMS
Monday 20th February 2017 Doors at 7pm for a 7.30pm kick off. The venue is Portland Arms, Chesterton Road History ShowOff: Stand-Up Comedy Night Performed ...
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WALKING THE REALLY HORRIBLE HIDDEN HISTORY OF RIVERSIDE AND ABBEY AND RIVERSIDE WITH HELEN AND ALLAN
On Sunday 21st February 2016 a community walk was organised by Historyworks in collaboration with our partners at Cambridge Museum of Technology, with the aim of ...
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SINGING HISTORY CONCERT: THE SOUNDS OF STEAM
Building on last year’s successful Singing History Concert, Helen Weinstein applied for funding this year to fit with a history of science focus, devising events ...
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Creative Workshop With Michael Rosen at Abbey Meadows School
On 16th March we had the pleasure of inviting Michael Rosen back for a creative workshop incorporating poetry, singing and body percussion at Abbey Meadows ...
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‘Twilight at the Museums: Sounds of Steam’ at Cambridge Museum of Technology CB5 8LD
Historyworks partnered with Cambridge Museum of Technology to host an exciting new event on Wednesday 17th February, as part of the National “Twilight at the ...
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Michael Rosen Live at the Fitz!
Michael Rosen kindly composed a new poem called "The Listening Lions" recently commissioned by Historyworks to tell the story about the stone lions which recline ...
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Keeping Clean: The Surprising History of Everyday Hygiene
Wednesday 25th February 7.30pm – 9.00pm Talk & Book-Signing Heffers Book Shop, 20 Trinity Street, City Centre, Cambridge CB2 1TY Greg Jenner in Conversation with ...
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Hobson's Choice: Life in a Cambridge Pub
Saturday 28th February 1.00pm -5.00pm Museum of Cambridge, 2/3 Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AQ,Free with Admission Reenactment at the Inn In conversation with Professor Helen ...
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‘Creating My Cambridge & Singing History with Thomas Hobson
As part of the inaugural Cambridge History Festival, Historyworks hosted an event on Saturday 28th February, at the Museum of Cambridge (formerly the Folk Museum) ...
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Abbey Lantern Parade
Come Join in the Festive Fun at Abbey Lantern Festival on Wednesday 7th December ABBEY MEADOWS CHOIR SINGING AT 5.30PM NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR THE XMAS ...
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Clicking to Connectivity
Clicking to Connectivity was a fantastic techie and arts event held on Thursday, 29th October as part of the University of Cambridge’s Festival of Ideas. ...
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RAPPER WORKSHOPS FOR CLICKING TO CONNECTIVITY
intro blurb http://vimeo.com/138242498
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RECORDING & PRODUCING CLICKING TO CONNECTIVITY
intro blurb 1. select 6 photos of children holding up their work (mix of pics infront of green screen) 2. select 6 photos showing Jon ...
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FIELDTRIPS FOR CLICKING TO CONNECTIVITY
intro blurb 1. select 6 photos of CMT with our Abbey Meadows early trips (eg whole class waiving in front of the tipping bay) and ...
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COMMISSIONING NEW SONGS FOR SOUNDS OF STEAM
http://audioboom.com/posts/4805927-sea-horses-round http://audioboom.com/posts/4805344-to-the-wash-round
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REHEARSING CHOIRS & SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES FOR SOUNDS OF STEAM
http://audioboom.com/posts/4774889-darwin-s-theory-of-evolution http://audioboom.com/posts/4774881-oh-my-darling-eglantyne http://audioboom.com/posts/4039318-jerusalem-and-did-those-wees
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PREPARING FOR TWILIGHT AT THE MUSEUMS
http://audioboom.com/posts/4188122-the-boiler-room-sound-installation-boiler-number4?t=0 http://audioboom.com/posts/4187598-destructor-flue-sound-installation-foundsounds https://audioboom.com/posts/4187568-ash-tunnel-sound-installation-bristles-on-a-toothbrush (please use photo showing Jon Calver with fluffy at CMT, a couple of abstract photos of where we ...
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Singing at Mill Road Winter Fair on Saturday 3rd December
Please come along to support community choirs who have joined us at Historyworks for our previous project called 'Cycle of Songs' and beyond! There is ...
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Abbey Lantern Parade 2015
Created with flickr slideshow.
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Sharing Geocaching at Wellbeing Event
On Monday 18th September, Historyworks were invited to share the learning from the 'Active Abbey Adventures' project with a variety of stakeholders who work with ...
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Rhythm & Railways Singers Taster and Social
Rhythm & Railway Singers Kick-Off Rehearsals for our railway singers got off to a flying start seeing around 50 people in attendance. There was a ...
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Historyworks Featured Article at My Cambridge Marketplace at The Fitzwilliam
Creating My Cambridge The practice & impact of using ‘history beneath your feet’ to inspire creative responses for primary aged children demonstrating cultural confidence- building ...
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Rhythm and Railways Singers Celebrate National Poetry Day!
Our second Railway Singers session was a success starting with a welcome from Helen Weinstein about the history, followed by some fantastic music direction by ...
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Railway Singers & 2 Movement Sessions in October
St Philip’s School Hall, 2 Vinery Way, CB1 3DRThurs 12th October: 7.30-9pm & Thursday 19th October 7.30-9pm The first of our 2 singing and movement ...
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Creative Railway Soundscape and Recording Session
Thank you to everyone who came along to our 'Creative Railway Soundscape and Recording Session' on sunday. The workshop saw a number of people of ...
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Abbey Pumpkin Festival 2017
Historyworks joined up with community organizations for the Pumpkin Festival on Wednesday 25th October at the Barnwell Community Centre on Newmarket Road. Abbey People hosted ...
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Michael Rosen Workshop - HMD & History Beneath Our Feet at Abbey Meadows School
Abbey Meadows School was full of laughter and song when the pupils had a fantastic workshop of poetry, history, rhythm, movement and rhyme. It was ...
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Michael Rosen Workshop on Victorians for Rhythm, Rhymes & the Railways
Michael Rosen gets poetical about Cambridge for Cambridge City Council Public Art funded project called “Rhythm, Rhymes & the Railways” A Historyworks production delivering Singing ...
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Power of Words Workshop with Michael Rosen
Historyworks is organizing a series of workshop with Michael Rosen to talk to young people in Cambridge Schools about how to navigate the past atrocities ...
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Sunday Sessions for Community Singing
Historyworks invites YOU to join in our FREE community singing sessions for'The Railway Singers' when we have ...
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Railway Singers Concert at Mill Road Winter Fair 2nd DecembET
Railway Singers Concert at Mill Road Winter Fair Sat 2nd December: Concert 11am to 12 noon (rehearsal 10am to 10.45am)St Philip’s Church at 185 Mill ...
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Railway Singers Concert at Mill Road Winter Fair 2nd December
Railway Singers were joined by Sing! Community Choir and primary singers in walking distance of Mill Road, from St Matthew's School, Ridgefield School, St Philip's ...
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Horrible Histories Style Songwriting Workshop with Dave Cohen
Ridgefield had a jam-packed creative day with Historyworks on the theme of ‘Rhythm & Singing’ inspiring creative writing using ‘history beneath our feet’, collaborating with ...
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Singing & Movement Workshop with Sing Community Choir
Sing! Community Choir had a great rehearsal learning the dance movements to go with the 'new' song the choir are learning for the 'Rhythm, Rhyme ...
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Mill Road Victorian History at St Philip's School
The team at Historyworks were delighted to be invited to St Philip's School for a workshop on the Victorian History of the Mill Road area. ...
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Rhythm, Rhymes & Railways Celebration Assembly at Ridgefield School
Ridgefield Primary School have engaged fully in the 'Rhythm, Rhyme, & Railways' project and we celebrated all the work of the children and teachers by ...
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Rhythm and Railways Song and Movemnet Rehearsals with St Matthew's School Choir
Helen Weinstein and the Historyworks team have visited St Matthew's School Choir throughout the term teaching them Railway themed songs led by project MD Mario ...
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Cambridge Holocaust Memorial Day Programme of Events & Resources 2018
Historyworks is designing the programme and managing Cambridge's Holocaust Memorial Day Civic Ceremony and a programme of satellite events which include screenings, panel discussions, poetry ...
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Abbey Winter Festival 2017
Historyworks had a great time supporting the Abbey People Winter festival 2017 and lights switch on, by Mario Satchwell and Helen Weinstein coaching and leading ...
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Cambridge Holocaust Memorial Day Programme of Events & Resources 2018
Historyworks is designing the programme and managing Cambridge's Holocaust Memorial Day Civic Ceremony and a programme of satellite events which include screenings, panel discussions, poetry ...
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Michael Rosen Events with Historyworks in Cambridge Spring 2018
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Active Abbey Adventures!
There was a fantastic community event organized by a collaboration of Abbey People and Historyworks as we came together to mark 'Abbey People Care for ...
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Party On the Piece
SUNDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 12 noon to 4.30pm Family-friendly gathering in Petersfield Join Historyworks and other community organizations and food trucks and our local band, for ‘Party ...
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2019 Theme Announced
Historyworks will be organizing the civic event for Cambridge to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January 2019 and providing an accompanying series of educational ...
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“Singing Mill Road History” & Romsey R Unveiling Celebration Concert
Saturday 1st December at the Mill Road Winter Fair You are invited for a FREE participatory singalong rehearsal warm-up followed by a heartwarming concert where ...
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Michael Rosen's Workshop for Teaching Professionals - Wednesday 16th January
Date: Wednesday 16th January 2019 Time: 4pm Venue: Trumpington Community College, Lime Avenue (off Long Road), Cambridge CB2 9FD (6mins walk from Cambridge Guided busway Route A from central Cambridge ...
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HMD 2018 Power of Words
Historyworks will be organizing the civic event for Cambridge to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 28th January 2018 and providing an accompanying series of educational ...
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Cambridge's Holocaust Memorial Day Programme
Historyworks is designing the programme and managing Cambridge's Holocaust Memorial Day Civic Ceremony and a programme of satellite events which include screenings, panel discussions, poetry ...
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‘Torn From Home’ Workshops with Michael Rosen
This workshop devised by Historyworks in partnership with the poet Michael Rosen will offer participating young people and their teachers an introduction to the theme ...
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Tea and Talk with Eva Clarke - One Family’s Story of the Holocaust
Date: Monday 11th FebruaryTime: 5.30pm Refreshments & 6pm to 7pm talk followed by Q&AVenue: MichaelHouse, Trinity Street, Tickets: This is a free event. All Welcome!Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-faiths-partnership-speaker-eva-clarke-tickets- Eva Clarke will tell her ...
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Cambridge's Holocaust Memorial Day Programme
Historyworks is designing the programme and managing Cambridge's Holocaust Memorial Day Civic Ceremony and a programme of satellite events which include screenings, panel discussions, poetry ...
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‘Hotel Rwanda’ Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Date: Tuesday 26th FebruaryTime: 6pm screening followed by Q&AVenue: The Lecture Theatre, St John’s College Old Divinity School, All Saints Passage, CB2 1TPTickets: This is a free and an ...
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Tea and Talk with Eric Murangwa - “How being a footballer saved me from death”
Date: Tuesday 26th MarchTime: 5.30pm onwards Refreshments, 6pm to 7pm talk, 7pm to 7.30pm Q&A Venue: The Abbey Stadium, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8LNTickets: This event is free. Reserve tickets ...
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‘Kick It Out’ Match Day – 30th March 2019
Date: Saturday 30th MarchTime: 3pm Cambridge United vs Colchester UnitedVenue: The Abbey Stadium, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8LNTickets: https://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/tickets/ticketinfo/home-tickets/ Ben Szreter, CEO of CUCT explains: Cambridge United Community Trust ...
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Cambridge Faith Partnership Workshop on 20th June 2018
A NEW INTERFAITH PARTNERSHIP GROUP Helen Weinstein spoke at the inaugural meeting of this especially convened interfaith group in Cambridge, which is open to all, ...
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Romsey 'R' Unveiling
This 'Unveiling of the Romsey R' public art project follows on from last year's public art project in Cambridge which Historyworks delivered between the Spring ...
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Poetry and Song Concert: ‘Yours Truly, Michael Rosen’ - Monday 11th March 2019
On Monday 11th March we raised money for 3 charities related to Cambridge and the theme of 'Torn from Home' chosen for this year's Holocaust ...
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Concert Captured by Media
Michael Rosen was wonderful on Monday 11th March when he performed to a packed audience of youngsters and their families because we had just on ...
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Charity Info for Fundraiser
On Monday 11th March we raised money for 3 charities related to Cambridge and the theme of 'Torn from Home' chosen for this year's Holocaust ...
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Leper Chapel Open Days
The Leper Chapel is opening with the help of volunteers and support from Historyworks on several occasions this spring and summer 2019, so that more ...
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Abbey Environment Day
Littler picking, crafts, stories and mapping with Abbey People and Historyworks were all part of Abbey Environment Day at Coldham's Common on Saturday 13th April. ...
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Abbey Community Networking Lunch
Helen and Hilary both attended the Abbey Community Networking lunch, on Friday the 5th of April, to share information about the Chisholm Tales project and ...
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Street Child United in Cambridge
Invitation to Parker’s Piece for Street Child Cricket World Cup, Music and Arts Event for FREE this weekend, Saturday 4th May & Sunday 5th May 2019 ...
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Chisholm Trail Tales Launch
Historyworks is delighted that on Tuesday 14th May we will launch our new place-making project called 'Cambridge Chisholm Trail Tales' which will research the histories ...
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Chisholm Tales at Big Lunch
Everyone living around Abbey Ward was invited to the Big Lunch on Sunday 9th June from 12 noon to 4pm and this event featured our ...
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Abbey Youth Group ArtWorks
HistoryWorks has had some fantastic art sessions with the talented and engaged young people at Abbey Youth Group. We've been co-creating the artworks and lettering ...
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ArcSoc 2019
ArcSoc Pavilion is the Unversity of Cambridge Architecture Society's live-build project team which designs and produces an annual build for community events and public spaces. ...
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Geocaching Treasure Trail
History Works and Cambridge Sustainable Food are launching the Veg Fest Challenge with our historical and food related Geocaching trail this week, with special treats ...
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Chisholm Trail Murals
Helen Weinstein, as Artistic Director for the Chisholm Trail Phase One has engaged the local community at public events for story-telling and inspiring artworks - ...
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Big Wednesday with ChYpPS
Historyworks will be participating at the next BIG WEDNESDAY on August 14th 2019 from 1pm to 4pm. It will be a FREE event for all ...
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Stourbridge Fair
Stourbridge Fair in Cambridge on 7th Sept 12-4.30pm - history tours & free activities - all welcome! Please do come along and join in a ...
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Cambridge Civic Event for HMD 2020
Date: Sunday 26th January 3pm to 4.30pm Place: Corn Exchange, 2 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QB Helen Weinstein is the Artistic Director commissioned by Cambridge ...
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Surviving the Holocaust
Eva Clarke talks at 6.30pm on Wednesday 29th January, at the University of Cambridge's Institute of Continuing Education at Madingley Hall, Cambridge, CB23 8AQ. 6.30pm ...
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NIght & Fog Screening
Night and Fog - Free Screening Event on Wednesday 12th February at 5.30pm - Famous Film from 1955 using footage from Nazi camps: Screening plus introductory ...
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Holocaust Commemoration Talks
We would like to invite you to participate in marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2021. All activities and events in Cambridge will be online and there ...
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HMD Civic Ceremony
Cambridge Marking of Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 27th January 2021 and 31st January 2021 On Holocaust Memorial Day itself, Wednesday 27th January, we will be ...
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Participate in HMD
Please join in our online events by contributing to the community commemoration. You can help in many ways, and we invite you to participate! ...
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Holocaust Education & Resources
This year for Holocaust Education in Schools we are making and sharing a range of resources to support teachers and school students, both those learning ...
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Historyworks Director gives keynote at My Cambridge at the Cambridge Junction
Helen Weinstein, Creative Director Historyworks was delighted to be invited to give a keynote presentation and for the Historyworks team to network at the inaugural ...
