We look forward to welcoming over 250 Girtonians, Fellows and their guests to the roll of alumni weekend and dinner including reunion tables for those who matriculated in 1964, 1974, 1984, 1987 and 1988 on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September 2024. Please find below a reminder of the arrangements for the weekend.
Friday 27 September 2024
17.00 – 19.30 Food available in the Social Hub. Please note that we accept card payments only.
17.00 – 22.00 Bar open in the Social Hub.
Saturday 28 September 2024
08.00 – 10.00 Breakfast for those staying in College.
10.30 – 19.00 Reception Desk in the Reception Room will be open for collection of name badges and programmes
10.30 – 17.00 Free Tea and Coffee will be available outside the Old Hall
11.00 – 12.00 Trailblazer: the life and work of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Join Jane Robinson, author of Blue Stockings and Trailblazer as she explores the life and work of Barbara Bodichon, co-founder of Girton College. More information...
12.00 –14.00 Lunch will be available in the cafeteria in the main Hall. Please note that we accept card payments only.
12.00 – 18.00 The Library will be open. The Archive’s collection of albums of matriculation photos will be on display in the Littler Reading Room from 13.00 to 18.00.
14.00 – 15.00 Pā kahawai: A world inside a hook. During her talk, Dr Lucie Carreau (Collections Team Coordinator at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge), will aim to reveal why hooks are more than small utilitarian objects, and how their abilities to bridge land and sea, articulate past and present, and connect people, make them amongst the most extraordinary objects of Pacific material culture. More information...
15.00 – 16.00 The Lawrence Room which house’s Girton’s mummy Hermione, will be open.
15.10 – 15.50 Robert Ssempijja: Bound State. A dance performance and Q&A by Robert Ssempijja, Cavendish Arts Science Fellow at Girton College 2023-24. This new work in progress, choreographed and performed by Robert Ssempijja, explores the real and perceived boundaries of our imagination. More information...
16.00 - 17.00 People's Portraits Reception. This year’s reception will mark the donation to the exhibition of Eli James by Anthony Williams RP NEAC. The speaker will be Professor Christopher Baker, Editor of The Burlington Magazine and Hon. Professor at the University of Edinburgh (formerly Director of the National Galleries of Scotland).
17.10 – 17.50 Robert Ssempijja: Bound State. Repeat performance (see above).
18.00 – 00.00 Bar will be open.
18.00 – 19.00 Concert This year’s concert for the Roll will feature a current PhD student, Edward Campbell-Rowntree on piano, and the prize-winning soprano, Georgie Malcolm, with whom he regularly collaborates. The two musicians have been invited to take part in the 2024 Wigmore Hall International Song Competition. More information...
19.00 – 19.45 Drinks Reception in the Emily Davies Courtyard if the weather is good. Otherwise the drinks will be held in the Old Hall (1984, 1987, 1988), the Stanley Library (1964, 1974) and the Social Hub area (all other years).
19.45 – 22.00 Roll of Alumni Dinner
For all alumni including reunion tables for those who came up in 1964, 1974, 1984, 1987 and 1988.
Sunday 29 September 2024
08.00 – 08.40 Communion Service in the Chapel (no booking needed)
08.00 – 10.00 Breakfast for those staying in College
10.00 – 11.00 Reception desk open
10.30 – 11.30 Gardens Talk Join Life-Fellow Dr Roland Randall as he gives an update on the plantings, identifications and labelling in the historic orchard at Girton College. The talk will finish with a guided tour of the Orchard.
More information...
Dinner Details
The format is a traditional formal dinner in the Hall. The dress code is lounge suit.
Accommodation
For those who have reserved a room in College, your room will be available from 2pm (unless advised otherwise) with check in at the Porters’ Lodge.
Guests who are staying in College are welcome to use the swimming pool during their stay, lone swimming is not permitted. The swimming pool will be open on Saturday and Sunday from 7am to 10pm, please collect a key from the Porters’ Lodge. Please note swimming lessons may be taking place on Saturday morning.
Please contact our Conference Office directly on +44 (0)1223 338 975 or conferences@girton.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions regarding accommodation in the College.
Parking
There is plenty of parking available at the College, if possible please use the Mare’s Run car park off Girton Road. Please note there is no longer parking in Cloisters Court.
Accessible parking is available in the Ash Court (through the barrier near Mare’s Run Car Park) car park and opposite Old Kitchens entrance.
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Please see the link below for accessibility information for the College’s main site.
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Photography
Please note that photographs may be taken during this event and may be used in publicity material for Girton College, if you have any concerns regarding this please get in touch with the organiser(s).
Smoking
There is a designated smoking and vaping area next to the maintenance building. Please do not smoke elsewhere on the College grounds.
For any queries about this event please contact the event organisers on 01223 764935 or email alumni@girton.cam.ac.uk.