Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination

News and updates from Ruth Sapsed at Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination. Children are at the heart of our work, leading us to discover new places and ideas.

[Public Libraries News @publiclibnews]

“It’s a soft target, isn’t it? If you close libraries, nobody dies – that’s what they think. But what’s happening is it’s society who suffers and people who suffer.” Says Michael Rosen https://t.co/RyNOCEMXkV

[FullscopeCollab @FullscopeCollab]

🧠 The latest in our series of reflections from our recent event, An Invitation to Think, comes from our partners at @CambridgeCandI who led the creative workshop, 'A Call for Being Together Differently'.

🔎 Read more & find out how you can get involved https://t.co/9Mh0FOV1k6

[Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination @CambridgeCandI]

We’re off. Join us at the Out of the Ordinary Festival. In the Guildhall sheltering from rain but surrounded by the forest and sounds and smells of nature. Thanks to @Kings_College for their meadow bale. With artists @HilCoxCondron and Caroline Wendling.

[Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination @CambridgeCandI]

@kat_brereton @frankcottrell_b 👍We were chatting with Fenland libraries about this as part of planning Imaginariums and encouraging collective re-imagining. @RobGMacfarlane and @JackieMorrisArt joked book could double as coffee table (all campers need these).

[Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination @CambridgeCandI]

@accessart We’re in. Beautiful 😍

[Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination @CambridgeCandI]

Aren’t these wonderful @WandleburyWoods @HilCoxCondron

[Meristem Design @MeristemDesign]

Just completed 1st phase of Rain Gardens along the Royal Docks Corridor. Approx 4 miles of SuDS in both directions from Canning Town to Pontoon Dock. Providing greenery 🌱🐝& reducing rainwater flooding...
@NewhamLondon @YourRoyalDocks

[Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination @CambridgeCandI]

Exquisite work created with families this morning as part of @camcitco family lunch programme. So many artists of all ages working companionably with beautiful inks made by @HilCoxCondron exploring how willows regenerate 💕. Plus we shared delicious lunch with @FoodCambridge

[Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination @CambridgeCandI]

Lots of lovely people going to be at this event. Do come along.

[Paul Powlesland @paulpowlesland]

I’m doing jury service & today I became the first person ever in England (I think!) to swear a legal oath on a river. With my fingers dipped in water taken from the Roding I stated my juror’s oath as follows:

“I swear by the River Roding, from her source in Molehill Green to her confluence with the Thames, that I will faithfully try the Defendant & give a true verdict according to the evidence”

The Judge at Snaresbrook Crown Court had never heard of a situation where someone wanted to swear their juror’s oath on a part of Nature before. However, I explained that Nature was my god & I treat the Roding with the same reverence, sacredness & love in action as many religious people give to their holy book. On this basis he was prepared to allow an oath on the river, as long as I gave an affirmation as well, which I did.

Here’s to introducing the sacredness of Nature back into our legal system, step by step & piece by piece!

[FullscopeCollab @FullscopeCollab]

"Involving people with diverse experiences, identities and backgrounds in the design of any service is key to making sure that it’s equally accessible to a wider range of potential service users."

👀 Read our latest blog by The Kite Trust's Pip Gardner https://t.co/dHgrT0pbnd

[Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination @CambridgeCandI]

'Schools have been identified as key institutional community assets and arts-in-nature practice has been shown to promote children’s mental health.' Here how our ‘Artscaping’ practice could be scaled up https://t.co/KCNueJKMep

[Paul Powlesland @paulpowlesland]

It can be done! When people say it’s just not practically feasible for a river flowing through a major capital city to be clean enough to swim in, we can now point to Paris to say it’s possible. The reason we can’t have such nice things is private greed & political incompetence.

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Today's decision emanating from Southwark Crown Court is an outrage . It is an attack on our civil liberties , we must defend our right to peaceful protest .

@AttorneyGeneral , please meet with us urgently . This grotesque miscarriage of justice must be fixed .

#WholeTruthFive

[prof pat thomson @ThomsonPat]

Why is #artseducation in schools important? My new open access paper.
Thanks to @MusicEdu4all and @GomersalArt and all the RAPS schools for their inspiration.
https://t.co/xlo0gPnOoy

[Bob&Roberta Smith @BobandRoberta]

We need an ARTS BACK … arts baccalaureate Get it !!!! For primary schools… art rooms for all primary schools so kids can study the world through drawing, music, drama and dance and poetry..

[FullscopeCollab @FullscopeCollab]

Read our latest blog about our system collaboration event, and download our latest report: Learning, Amplifying & Influencing:

An Invitation to Think — Fullscope (https://t.co/zPRDYCh0nw)

[CUH Arts @CUHArtsNHS]

Thank you to all our artists & collaborators who made our pop-up performances, creative workshops and opportunities to dance possible:
Filipa Pereira-stubbs @ViolaWangStudio @GlassHouseDance @TogetherCulture @Joshuabilton @BrittenSinfonia @hanwalker @SanskrutiCam @CambridgeCandI

[Susan M Coles @theartcriminal]

Yay! Bridget is in a creative space, with children using art as their lens to the world!!!!

[ਇਮਨਦੀਪ ਕੌਰ | Imandeep Kaur @ImmyKaur]

Ok, I can really get behind an @Ed_Miliband + @Miatsf combination.
We are ready.

[Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination @CambridgeCandI]

@PenAHay @forestimaginatn @Cambridge_Uni @DCU @BathSpaUni @BathSpaResearch @BSUEnvHums @CCCIBathSpa @LondonMetUni @NTF_Tweet @CultureLearning @InSEAOfficial Welcome to Cambridge. Lovely to know Forest of Imagination is here.