CPPF is a charity working to keep Cambridge and its surroundings special by positively influencing planning developments, delivering environmental education and managing the green spaces and historic buildings in its care — for the benefit of all.

Cambridge Past, Present and Future owns, manages and opens to the public major green spaces

• Wandlebury Country Park (at the top of the Gog Magog Hills);
• Coton Countryside Reserve (just west of Cambridge);

and also local historic buildings - Bourn Windmill, Hinxton Watermill and the Leper Chapel.

For more information see www.cambridgeppf.org or telephone 01223 - 243830.

CPPF is a Registered Charity No. 204121 and a Non-profit making company limited by guarantee, registered in England No. No 239835.

The Cambridgeshire Geology Club was formed in November 1984 and was created at the time to replace the “geological section” of the University of Cambridge, Natural History Society, which ceased to exist around this time. The Club is open to all grades and interests in geology and palaeontology. Since 1984 the Club has grown considerably and welcomes professional and amateur geologists alike and caters for all ages.

Throughout the year the Club holds monthly lectures which cover topics of local and global geological interest and also organise field trips during the summer months, recent trips have included, Anglesey, the Malvern Hills and the Suffolk Coast plus many local day trips.
 

Chalk beds, Cherry Hinton East Chalk Pit, Cambridge. © K Rolfe		Cam river valley looking north from the Royston Chalk Edge. © K Rolfe		Erratic boulder collection, Ramsey, Cambs. © K Rolfe

The Cambridgeshire Geology Club is also the home of the Cambs Geosites Team a member of the GeoConservationUK (The Association of UK RIGS Groups). The Cambs Geosites Team is recognized as the Local Geological Conservation organisation for Cambridgeshire with special interest in the identification of candidate geological sites in recognition of their geological, geomorphological or landscape value in the local context.

For further information visit our website: www.cambridgeshiregeologyclub.org.uk 
Telephone contact: Ken Rolfe 07777 678685.

The Friends of the Sedgwick Museum was set-up as a Charity (No 101911393) in the year 2000 with the object of education by promotion, support, assistance and improvement of the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences which is part of the University of Cambridge. In the ten years since its foundation, the Friends have grown into a group of some four hundred current members, who pay annual subscriptions, varying from £6 for young members to £18 for families.

The Friend's Committee arranges an annual programme of events. In the autumn and spring the events tend to consist of talks held in the Department of Earth Sciences, Downing St, Cambridge, every two to three weeks on Thursday evenings. Recent topics have include themes such as Human Development and Migration, the Evolution of Trees, Minerals and Colour etc. In the summer, local Saturday day trips tend to visit and study landscapes and geology in areas within one or two hours drive of Cambridge, and a more ambitious weekend visit is organised to places further afield. The Friends are planning a visit to French volcanoes in the summer of 2011, and visited active volcanoes in Italy in 2004. The Friends are, of course, a friendly group, and warmly welcome newcomers. A summer garden party is always enjoyed, as is a College Dinner in March to celebrate the birthday of Professor Sedgwick (after whom the Museum is called).

Funds from the members' subscriptions more or less cover the cost of the twice-a-year Newsletter, and cover also the support of students who work with Museum staff on varied projects. The Friends have been successful in applying for external grants to carry out Museum projects, and it is hoped that new Museum developments aimed at presenting local landscapes and geology will be tackled in the near future.