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Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Film is an act of love from the whole community'
An alternative story of a university city has been told in a film looking at the voices and experiences of its black students and residents. Black Town & Gown was directed by Kenny Monrose and Seetha Tan from the University of Cambridge's sociology department. Ms Tan said while the university had begun recovering its black history, it had tended to overlook "the importance of the [city's] black community and residents". The project has been "just a huge act of love from the whole community and a testimony about the power of community", she said. Ms Tan is a PhD student and says she previously felt the city was "a transient place". "The university is often considered quite a white space and quite an isolating space - little did the students know that just on the other side of the gown was this really, really rich connected community," she said, since creating the film with Dr Monrose. She paid tribute to businesses such as Harmony Hair Salon on Norfolk Street, off Mill Road, and Orlene's Cafe Kitchen on Peas Hill in the city centre, for taking part. Another participant, Jenni Skinner, has shared her experiences of "town" and "gown". She is the African specialist and library manager of the university's African Studies Library, but is also long-term resident who moved to the city in 1997. "I could go home [after work] and be with family and friends, people from very diverse backgrounds and have that life," Ms Skinner said. "But once I got to African Studies, I realised how difficult that was for students who have got a black background, but felt completely disconnected... especially if it's been their first time in the UK." She said she urges them to go to the Mill Road area of Cambridge telling them: "You'll find your people, you'll find the food that you like, you'll find the products that you like - you'll just not feel like you're standing out." Black Town & Gown: The Historical Legacy of Black Presence in the City of Cambridge will be screened as part of the Cambridge Festival. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. The city where one in four has a non-UK passport Cambridge Festival
BBC News
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Cambridge film 'tells city's black Town and Gown' story
An alternative story of a university city has been told in a film looking at the voices and experiences of its black students and residents. Black Town & Gown was directed by Kenny Monrose and Seetha Tan from the University of Cambridge's sociology Tan said while the university had begun recovering its black history, it had tended to overlook "the importance of the [city's] black community and residents". The project has been "just a huge act of love from the whole community and a testimony about the power of community", she said. Ms Tan is a PhD student and says she previously felt the city was "a transient place"."The university is often considered quite a white space and quite an isolating space - little did the students know that just on the other side of the gown was this really, really rich connected community," she said, since creating the film with Dr Monrose. She paid tribute to businesses such as Harmony Hair Salon on Norfolk Street, off Mill Road, and Orlene's Cafe Kitchen on Peas Hill in the city centre, for taking part. Another participant, Jenni Skinner, has shared her experiences of "town" and "gown".She is the African specialist and library manager of the university's African Studies Library, but is also long-term resident who moved to the city in 1997. "I could go home [after work] and be with family and friends, people from very diverse backgrounds and have that life," Ms Skinner said."But once I got to African Studies, I realised how difficult that was for students who have got a black background, but felt completely disconnected... especially if it's been their first time in the UK."She said she urges them to go to the Mill Road area of Cambridge telling them: "You'll find your people, you'll find the food that you like, you'll find the products that you like - you'll just not feel like you're standing out."Black Town & Gown: The Historical Legacy of Black Presence in the City of Cambridge will be screened as part of the Cambridge Festival. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
23-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Children's teddy bears get check-ups at Cambridge hospital
Children have brought their teddies and soft toys to a clinic for an event to help them understand hospital treatment and Papworth Hospital held an open day as part of the Cambridge Festival to share its work more of all ages had the opportunity to learn about high-tech devices, take part in tests and learn CPR."It's been amazing to visit and put yourself in the shoes of these professions – it helps you think about what you really want to do," said GCSE student Kate Deeves. Ms Deeves appreciated learning CPR because "you could be put in a situation when you need to have those abilities"."We were looking at the theatre, which is really helpful to see what it's like in a stressful situation – how everyone has their own jobs and roles," she added. The hospital, which specialises in heart and lung medicine, was founded as a tuberculosis colony in 1918 and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in were able to take a one-minute test with the respiratory physiologists or a test to see how clean their hands were with the infection control the teddy bear clinic, staff gave toys a basic health check and diagnosed various symptoms before suggesting the children were invited to place their teddies in a clinical trial, dividing them into two groups to test different approaches to fluffiness. "We're a very research-active trust, running a broad range of trials. We want to introduce that concept to the children and parents in a fun way," explained research team leader Kitty Paques."I think the children have been enjoying it very much, some are very earnest and some really are quite worried about their teddy," she said. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
