Cambridge Literary Festival, 19th – 23rd April

This spring event includes a number of talks that may be of interest, including:

Henry Dimbleby, Why our appetite is killing us, Fri 21 Apr 2023 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Peter Wohlleben, What’s Wild Outside Your Door?, Sat 22 Apr 2023 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Peter Wohlleben, How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them, Sat 22 Apr 2023 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Sarah Raven, A Year Full…


What does the future hold for the Cambridgeshire Fens? 3pm-4pm Saturday 1 April, David Attenborough Building, First Floor, New Museums Site, CB2 3QZ

This free talk forms part of the Cambridge Festival.  For more information visit https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/what-does-future-hold-cambridgeshire-fens

 


Friends of the Cam talk, Hothouse Earth: an inhabitant's guide, Thursday 30th March 2023, 6.30pm, St Philips Church Centre, Mill Road, Cambridge.

Bill McGuire talks about the magnitude of the climate emergency facing us and what we can do about this, based on his latest book Hothouse Earth. Cambridge is located in one of the most vulnerable parts of the UK - its hottest, most low-lying, and most drought prone region - and yet those who govern us, invest in and plan for the area fail to address this.  For more information visit


Thriplow Daffodil Weekend and Country Fair, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th March, Thriplow, Cambridgeshire

Activities for all the family, over 100 stalls, entertainment and food.  For more information go to https://www.thriplowdaffodils.org.uk/


Shimmering together: Protecting Balance in Water Ecosystems, exhibition, 10am – 5pm Monday-Saturday every week

Runs from Friday 17 March until Sunday 2 April, Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, Cambridge

In this project, art and science come together to explore the ‘shimmering’ of balanced water ecosystems.  For more information visit https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/shimmering-together-protecting-balance-water-ecosystems?dm_i=6DCF%2CQUR0%2C4L140A%2C3C6LH%2C1