Update from Love Cambridge
Featuring an update from Love Cambridge and your news, success stories and offers this bulletin keeps you up to date with what's happening at Love Cambridge and it contains information you have given us to share with your fellow members. We hope you enjoy the February 2012 edition and as always we are interested in any feedback you have, as we are keen that you find this update usedul.
With thanks, Emma & Helen, The Love Cambridge Team
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Congratulations to Breeze
Love Cambridge would like to send our congratulations to Breeze on Trinity Street who won the Independent Window Dressing competition in the run up to Christmas.
The competition was run by Love Cambridge in partnership with Cambridge News in December 2011. A panel of judges shortlisted eight finalists chosen for their originality, creativity, visual impact, festivity and the overall coherence of their window displays.
The eight finalists were published in the Cambridge News on Thursday 15th December and you can view the pres cutting here. A public vote then chose Breeze as the winner and they were featured in the Cambridge News on Tuesday 20th December and you can view the press cutting here. |
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In 2010 Love Cambridge secured EU funding for the CBbid project. This project is providing the city centre business community with the opportunity to explore the feasibility of a Business Improvement District for Cambridge City Centre. Luke Crane had been appointed as the CBbid Development Manager and he will be meeting with businesses face to face and through street meetings over the next couple of months. Luke can be contacted on info@cbbid.co.uk For more information on the CBbid project and to down load the latest newsletter visit www.cbbid.co.uk |
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Fashion & Beauty Weekend 2012
The Love Cambridge Fashion & Beauty Weekend in partnership with Style Magazine will be running from Friday 30th March to Sunday 1st April. Over the last few weeks we have been drawing up a programme for the weekend and are delighted to announce that over 30 businesses from across the city are participating. The dedicated Fashion & Beauty leaflet will be distributed from early March and our dedicated website will go live later this month www.fabweekend.co.uk
During March you will see adverts within the Cambridge News and their weekly titles promoting the weekend, posters up around the city and hopefully some banners as well.
Whilst the deadline for inclusion within the leaflet has now passed it isn’t too late to be involved – if you are interested in participating then please contact Helen Hames on 01223 457179 or Helen.hames@love-cambridge.co.uk and we can put your listing up onto the website.
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Love Cambridge Spring / Summer Publication
Love Cambridge, in partnership with Cambridge News, will be launching a Spring / Summer Publication this month. Published in March, this years publication will contain a fantastic mix of information designed to encourage people to come into Cambridge during the Spring / Summer season. We will talk about events, places to visit, places to eat and drink, the arts and cultural offer, shopping and the spring / summer season must haves.
Cambridge is such a vibrant city, especially over the summer period, and this will be your chance to be part of a publication designed to make Cambridge their destination of choice this summer.
The publication will be a 48-page A5 glossy magazine printed in full colour throughout with a print run of 40,000 copies.
For more information about the Spring / Summer Publication contact Helen Hames on 01223 457179 or Helen.hames@love-cambridge.co.uk or keep your eyes peeled for emails about it over the coming weeks. |
Update from Love Cambridge Members
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NEWS UPDATE FROM KETTLE'S YARD
We are now building a new Education Wing.
During construction there will be some disruption to our normal opening and there will be a reduced gallery space. However, there is still a lot going on so please come and visit us! Latest news here: http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk/news/
In the Gallery: Artist in Focus
During the building work selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery.
In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public. From 14 January: Henri Gaudier Brzeska: Vorticist! Sculpture, drawing and archive material by this important figure in European sculpture. Find out more about the exhibition here: http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk/exhibitions/2012/gaudier/
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Kiss FM Offers Fashion & Beauty Weekend participants a great radio advertising offer
Kiss FM are offering buisnesses taking part in the Love Cambridge Fashion & Beauy Weekend a great saving on a 4 -week promotional campaign to promote their event / offer. For full details please contact Helen Hames for an information pack. This offer is limited to just 6 businesses so if you are interested act fast. |
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Cambridge Wordfest is back and celebrating its 10th birthday!
Only the finest names have made it onto our birthday guest list, with Julian Clary, Michael Portillo, Grace Dent, Charley Boorman and Ian Rankin joining
us for the party.
It’s not just for the grown ups, of course. Our vibrant children's programme features former children’s laureate Michael Rosen, 'How to Train Your Dragon' author Cressida Cowell and the man behind the Mr Gum books, Andy Stanton, among others.
Wordfest runs from 13-15 April this year. The Box Office opens on 2nd March with priority booking for Friends of the Festival from 24th February. To
find out more or become a Friend, click here
Whatever your age, come and help us celebrate year 10 of Cambridge Wordfest in style! |
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Grand Arcade this February
Valentine’s at Grand Arcade
Grand Arcade has tempting offers and ideas to make Valentine’s Day special. Purchase two or more full size skincare products at Sanctuary Spa, on the second floor, and receive three free skincare minis of your choice and a luxury cosmetics bag free. Offer runs until February 29th while stock lasts. Sanctuary Spa gift vouchers are available for as little as £25.
Food of Love at Carluccio’s
Carluccio's Valentine's Menu features four delicious courses for £25 per person and is available from Monday February 13th to Friday 17th. Book early to enjoy the special sharing menu and avoid a broken heart. Contact Carluccio’s on: 01223 307046.
Kuoni Holiday Offer
Now is the time to plan an unforgettable holiday at Kuoni Cambridge where a number of limited release holidays at prices to suit all pockets are available until February 15th. Kuoni is on the ground floor at Grand Arcade.
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What’s going on at The Grafton in February?
Generation Games
If you are looking for something different to do with the family come to The Grafton on Saturday 4th February and climb the large bouldering wall in Great Court.
People of all ages can come and climb around the wall that will be in Great Court, situated in front of BHS from 9:30am to 4:30pm. The activity will be run by the City Council as part of the Generation Games. Information will be available about other sports activities across Cambridge.
Click here for more details.
Young Entrepreneurs come to sell their new ideas
On Saturday 11th February pupils from local schools will turn their minds to business leaders when the Young Enterprise hold a trade fair in The Grafton’s Great Court. Through the scheme young adults have started up their own businesses and will sell the products they have designed, created and produced.
Click here for more details.
Cambridge News’ Super Kids
From the 20th February to the 4th March bring your children aged 1 day to 5 months to have their picture taken free and subsequently published in the Cambridge News. Readers will then vote on and the three highest votes will each win a prize.
Click here for more details.
The Grafton Children’s Club
The Grafton’s larger than life mascot Gordon the Gorilla is inviting children across Cambridgeshire to come and attend The Grafton Children’s Club on Sunday 26 February to make a present for their mum for Mother’s Day.
From 11am to 4pm, Gordon and his team will be helping children decorate 100% cotton shopping bags using stencil designs. Mad Bluey the clown will also be making flower and animal shaped balloons for grandparents, mums, dads and the children.
All activities are free for members of The Grafton Children’s Club, and there is no fee to join. Members receive a membership card, a free gift every time they attend The Grafton Children’s Club and regular newsletters and email updates on activities and events, as well as a special gift if you attend five Grafton Children’s Clubs.
Members of The Grafton Children’s Club also receive 40% discount at Burger King in The Grafton, Cambridge, children can eat for 99p at Debenhams style café and members can also get a free babyccino from Costa in The Grafton with every paying adult.
Click here for more details.
Join our Facebook community
Do you want to keep up to date with what is happening in The Grafton? Simply visit ‘The Grafton Centre’ on Facebook and ‘like us’ to receive exclusive Facebook competitions and up to date information about events in the centre, offers throughout the stores and any news and activities.
Click here for more details.
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City centre car parking at the Doubletree
Doubletree by Hilton Cambridge are offering car parking facilities for local businesses and their staff.
£89.00 per month or £249 for 3 months. Paid direct to the hotel you will be given a ticket to be able to come and go as you wish throughout the day. It’s not restricted and parking is available Monday to Sunday including bank holidays.
To enquire please contact Martyn Giles on 01223 259934 or martyn.giles@hilton.com
Gift Vouchers - The perfect present!
Doubletree by Hilton Cambridge is delighted to offer a range of Gift Vouchers ideal to spoil your loved one, to celebrate that special birthday or anniversary or simple just to say thank you.
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Cambridge architects announce plans to convert the Barclays Bank building in Bene’t Street
Cambridge architects, Freeland Rees Roberts, are nearing completion of their plans for converting the former Barclays Bank listed building in Bene’t Street in central Cambridge.
Appointed earlier this year by commercial property developers, Wrenbridge, who own the building, the architectural brief was to convert the site into a ‘mixed-use’ premises, with living accommodation on the upper floors, and restaurant premises on the ground floor. The planners have indicated their consent to the building being developed in this way.
From the outset, the building project has generated a great deal of interest amongst prospective tenants, both for the accommodation and for the two restaurants. The latter are now confirmed: Zizzi’s will occupy the Bene’t Street main frontage overlooking Peas Hill; whilst Cau, part of an Argentinian steak house group, will occupy the 1970’s extension, also opening onto Bene’t Street.
Graham Riley, the Freeland Rees Roberts architect leading on the design of the building, explains how diverse the structure is in terms of building periods: ‘We are looking at four phases in one’, he comments. ‘ It has been quite a challenge to harmonise 18th century, 18th with 19th century and 20th century builds, and a large flat-roofed structure at the rear of the building’.
Interestingly, it has been the 1970’s wing of the building that has proved most challenging with the planning authorities in terms of architectural design. Structurally it is sound; aesthetically, not, in the eyes of the planners and the design panel that scrutinises all central-Cambridge projects, and they wish its appearance to be substantially improved. Freeland Rees Roberts, therefore, is now preparing a revised design of the 1970’s exterior to reflect the architectural style preferences of the 21st century, which includes an eye-catching roofline clad in copper.
Today, any building refurbishment should be eco-friendly. The current, unattractive flat roof will become a sustainable green roof, pleasing to the eye of residents, whilst the building’s eco-credentials as a whole will be improved.. ‘We are planning solar hot water heating to the accommodation,’ says Graham Riley, ‘ and will improve the building’s thermal performance by means of increased insulation, re-glazing and draught exclusion’.
It is intended that the restaurants will be open for trading by next Christmas and the residential accommodation should be ready for occupancy in 2013.
For further information, please contact Graham Riley on 01223 366555, or Margaret Phillips on 01638 500 311; 07710 021 889; hmp@phillipsprofile.co.uk
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MILLERS MUSIC CENTRE completed two of their biggest sales of 2011 in December.
A beautiful Steinway Grand Piano was sent to Bristol as a gift from her father to an outstanding 16 year old young lady for being a semi finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. She is certainly someone who will make her mark on music in the future.
The second sale was of 12 Yamaha and Hoffmann (made by Bechstein) pianos to a public school for their new music department. As main distributors of both manufacturers Millers have wide experience of their outstanding but different qualities.
Both sales were won against stiff competition but Millers were successful because of their expert knowledge, long guarantees and flexible payment terms. |
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Mayhem
Extensive selection of jeans, light knits and dresses. For more information click here |
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Outspoken Delivery Expands Bicycle Fleet
Innovative Cambridge cycle courier company Outspoken Delivery has expanded its fleet of delivery bicycles. The first of three new Cycles Maximus trikes capable of carrying up to 250kg of cargo will shortly be seen delivering to parts of Cambridge city centre which vans and lorries cannot easily access.
Outspoken are a lead partner in an EU sponsored initiative to develop and promote the movement of goods by bike and funding from the CYCLELogistics project have been used to finance the introduction of the new trikes. The three year, EU project, CYCLE Logistics, aims to achieve a significant reduction in energy use for urban freight transport through delivery of goods by bicycle rather than vans.
Deliveries to the inner Cambridge city area can be a problem for delivery companies who do not have a local depot, as the city centre is not accessible between 10am and 4pm. Under the proposed initiative, delivery companies will be able to drop their items at the Outspoken depot, just off Newmarket Road, and the trikes will be used for the final mile delivery throughout the day.
Rob King, founder of Outspoken Delivery said “The introduction of these high capacity trikes will enable us to expand the business into next day delivery and we are already in discussions with a number of national courier companies about final mile deliveries in Cambridge City centre.”
The first trike has already been tested helping with deliveries at the Mill Road Winter fair back in December and for ad hoc deliveries over the Christmas period including transporting 160 boxes of Chelsea buns from Fitzbillies in the city centre to the local post office. These test runs have enabled the trike to be tuned and modifications made to ensure optimum performance.
Rob added “as well as delivering freight and cargo there is also potential for local companies and organisations to advertise on the sides of the aluminium box. We have seen some striking advertisements used on similar bikes in the USA and we are sure local companies will be queuing up to make use of the available space.”
The new Outspoken Delivery cargo trikes are set to become an established feature on the Cambridge streets. |
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ABC Languages, Cambridge
News: Foreign Language Training
Over the last few months, we’ve been helping Cambridge-based businesses with some exciting foreign language training projects and courses for their employees. During the 25+ years we’ve been offering foreign language training, we’ve learned never to underestimate the value of learning another language – especially in the business environment. If you or your business has foreign language training needs, feel free to get in touch to see how we can help! Email info@abclanguages.com or call us on 01223 302121.
Feedback: Love Cambridge family of guides
Feedback from our international visitors to Cambridge is always positive; focusing on the safety and tourist appeal of the city in particular. As new members of Love Cambridge, we were delighted to display the family of guides in our Reception for students to refer to. So far, they have been incredibly popular, helping our visitors to find their way around the city centre, stay safe at night, and enjoy the shops, bars, restaurants and local events! Thanks Love Cambridge!
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Cambridge Edition Magazine launches 'Independent of the Month' initiative
Cambridge Edition (www.cambsedition.co.uk) is a quality lifestyle magazine for Cambridgeshire. Published monthly, this publication has a total circulation of 30,000, with 20,000 copies delivered directly to select postcodes across the city, and a further 10,000 distributed to key pick up points (including shopping centres, entertainment venues, hotels and Park & Ride).
As of the March issue, the magazine will be running ‘Independent of the Month’ – a new feature designed to showcase and support the best local independent retailers. To get your store featured please answer the questions below and send to nicolafoley@bright-publishing.com with ‘Independent of the Month’ in the subject line.
Store name:
Store address:
Store website (if applicable):
Tell us about your store: what you sell, how long have you been open etc…
Any special offers/events planned?
Why should your store be independent of the month?
Please also include the following with your application:
High resolution image of store logo
High resolution image of the store
Your name and a contact phone number
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Welcome to the Red Lion Whittlesford Bridge
The Red Lion at Whittlesford Bridge is a modern-day coaching inn that has recently been renovated to the highest standards. Using locally sourced food cooked beautifully and simply we provide eating, drinking and lodgings in a traditional yet quirky setting. We are 'all things to all people'.
Parts of our building date back to the 13th century when Carmelite monks carved the oak beams which are still in place today. We have plenty of nooks and crannies, low ceilings and wonky floors all of which sit comfortably alongside a 21st century glass atrium and business centre (Garden Room) featuring new audio-visual technology and Wi-Fi....
More information available here |
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