Christmas Pantomime
An excited group took their seats in the Cambridge Arts
Theatre for the much-anticipated performance
of Cinderella. What a magnificent performance
with its star-studded cast! We were thrilled to see Wayne Sleep, Liza
Goddard & Kevin Kennedy from Coronation Street and of course the
sensational costumes and hilarious jokes! During the interval we managed treated ourselves to an ice-cream and sweets before enjoying the rest of the performance.
As we walked past Santa’s grotto, to our joy one of the helpers asked if we would
like to meet Santa and say a quick hello!
We took a lovely stroll, through the
beautifully decorated shopping mall and what a lovely treat to hear the dulcet
tones of a choir singing Christmas Carols. It was just the thing to get us into
the Christmas spirit.
A morning was spent at the
University Museum of Zoology, one of Cambridge's major attractions. The
museum holds many wonderful treasures providing information of evolution,
exploration and conservation. The museum has a new whale hall housing a 21-metre-long
fin whale. There were some fascinating displays of fossils, mammals and reptiles
and the staff provided us with some fascinating facts on many of the exhibits.
We stopped
at a huge garden centre full of the most wonderful Christmas decorations and
displays which gave us another excuse to do a bit of festive shopping. We also
got to meet and listen to a talk on some owls, who were visiting the
centre.
The competition began at the bowling alley! We had 2 teams, Male
vs Female and there were some great skills and of course a few strikes along
the way. The game actually ended in a draw, with the top male scorer being Paul with a total score of 95 and the top female scorer being Aimee with a score of
82! A big congratulations to
them both and to the rest of the group
for a superb game.
It
was a crisps winters day and the sun was shining so we decided to go Punting on
the river. We got into our punt and was immediately made comfortable and given
a lovely warm tartan blanket and hot water bottle each. We gently began our
tour where our expert chauffeur provided us with some historical facts as we
passed some spectacular riverside colleges, bridges and some beautiful private
gardens and of course the odd burst of "Just the One Cornetto" providing
us with some laughs along our journey. This was a first time on a punt for most
of the group and we all thoroughly enjoyed this unique experience. 
There is a huge outdoor market that we couldn't resist having
a wander around. We all bought gifts and treats for our friends and family.
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