Cambridge
Most notable of the bands that formed in Cambridge are Pink Floyd, the band's former songwriter guitarist and vocalist Syd Barrett was born and lived in the city. He and other founder member Roger Waters went to school together at Cambridgeshire High School for Boys and David Gilmour was also a Cambridge resident and attended the nearby Perse School. Other bands who formed in Cambridge include Henry Cow, Katrina and the Waves, The Soft Boys, Ezio and The Broken Family Band. Solo artists Boo Hewerdine and Robyn Hitchcock are from Cambridge, as are Drum and bass artists (and brothers) Nu:Tone and Logistics. Singer-songwriter Nick Drake and Manchester music mogul Tony Wilson, the founder of Factory Records, were both educated at the University of Cambridge. Also, Matthew Bellamy, lead singer of rock band Muse was born in the city.
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Festivals and events
- Midsummer Fair is one of the oldest fairs in the UK and at one point was possibly the largest medieval fair in Europe.[citation needed] Today it exists primarily as an annual funfair with the vestige of a market attached.
- Cambridge Folk Festival is one of the largest festivals of folk music in the UK
- Strawberry Fair is a free music and children's fair, with a series of market stalls. It is held the first Saturday in June on Midsummer Common.
- Cambridge Beer Festival, which began in 1974, takes place on Jesus Green for one week in May every year and offers nearly 200 different beers[25].
- The Cambridge Corporate Gateway in April and October provides an opportunity for the World's Best Companies to meet partners from the world of science and technology.
- The Cambridge Film Festival is held annually in July and is considered to be one of the nation's best.[citation needed]
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Other information
- In 2004 Cambridge was granted Fairtrade City status.
Cambridge is twinned with:
Heidelberg, Germany since 1957
Szeged, Hungary since 1987
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See also
- List of bridges in Cambridge
- Parker's Piece
- Newnham, Cambridgeshire
- Cambridge Evening News
- Cambridge Network
- Cambridge museums
- Gog Magog Downs
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Panoramic photo gallery
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References
- ^ Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group (Percentages). National Statistics.
- ^ The Index
- ^ Cambridge City Council: Council buildings information: Guildhall information
- ^ Cambridge City Council: Elections
- ^ Election maps - Ordnance Survey
- ^ http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/SearchRes.asp?term=KS15&btnSubmit=Search UK Census 2001
- ^ Cambridge Cycling Campaign
- ^ Raids 'shockwave' for bicycle theft gangs. Cambridge Evening News (27 July 2006).
- ^ http://www.parkandride.net/cambridge/cambridge_frameset.shtml Cambridge sites at the National Park and Ride Directory
- ^ [1] Secretary Of State Celebrates Start Of Works On Guided Busway
- ^ [2] Cambridgeshire Guided Busway
- ^ [3] Guided Busway leaflet
- ^ BBC Action Network Cambridge’s guided bus plans
- ^ Cambridge… the birthplace of football?!. bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Cambridge University Real Tennis Club
- ^ Cambridge City Council: Young people: Find a Sports Club
- ^ Office For National Statistics 2001 Census (Ethnic group, Cambridge local authority)
- ^ Univeristy of Cambridge Fact Sheet: Ethnicity, retrieved 17 January 2008
- ^ ONS 2001 Census (Approximated Social Grade - Workplace Population, Cambridge local authority)
- ^ Ibid.
- ^ ONS 2001 Census (Qualifications, Cambridge local authority)
- ^ EERA social inclusion policy, ch. 3
- ^ Graham Chainey (1985, 1995). A Literary History of Cambridge. ISBN 0-907115-25-X.
- ^ Martin Garrett (2004). Cambridge: a Cultural and Literary History. ISBN 1-902669-79-7.
- ^ http://www.cambridgebeerfestival.com/summer/images/34th_poster.png
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External links
- Cambridge City Council
- Cambridge travel guide from Wikitravel
- Schematic satellite view of Cambridge colleges at WikiMapia
- Country Life's Guide to Cambridge
- The Cambridge Market Place Webcam
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