University Alumni Festival Programme 2019 Newnham College

Friday 27 September

Evening B&B is available via pre-booking on Friday and Saturday nights (see booking form). Please note the Buttery is only open for an evening meal between 6.30pm - 7.30pm. We’d be happy to recommend nearby pubs and restaurants to those arriving later.

Saturday 28 September 8am – 6pm Iris Café open for snacks, coffee and tea 8.15am – 9.30am Full breakfast served in the Buttery. For overnight guests on Friday only.

1.30pm – 5pm Merchandise Stall in the Porters Lodge

2.30pm – 5pm Gardens open to enjoy; all are welcome.

6.30pm Pre-dinner drinks for those attending the Reunion Dinner. By pre- booking only.

7.30pm Reunion Dinner in Clough Hall. By pre-booking only.

8.45pm – 11pm The Iris Bar will be open for alumnae to purchase drinks and enjoy time together after dinner.

Sunday 29 September 8am – 6pm Iris Café open for snacks, coffee and tea 8.15am – 9.30am Full breakfast served in the Buttery. For overnight guests on Saturday only.

9.30am – 11am College Library open to visitors – please do drop in and view the displays of material from the Library and Archive.

11am – 12 noon Newnham Conversation: Joan Bakewell (NC 1951) and Julie Etchingham (NC 1988). Baroness Joan Bakewell is an author, journalist, broadcaster and Labour peer. She rose to prominence as a broadcaster on the 1960’s discussion programme Late Night Line-Up. Baroness Bakewell has written for The Guardian, The Independent, and The Times. She is also the president of Birkbeck, University of London. Julie Etchingham is a newsreader and journalist. She has worked for outlets such as the BBC, , and currently works for ITV News. She was the first woman to be named the Presenter of the Year in 2010, and was awarded the prize again in 2016.

12.30pm – 13.30pm Garden Tour, meeting at the Porters’ Lodge. By pre-booking only.

Dress Code: please wear whatever you feel comfortable in – there is not a formal dress code but guests often like to take the opportunity to dress smartly for dinner.

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