This Saturday was the Gonville & Cauis College May Week Party for Benefactors.  We set off at around 9.45, arriving at Harvey Court at 11.00 where we could not park, so back to the Park and Ride. Selina and Graham went off to peruse the shops, and we walked to the college.  On the way stopped off at a craft fare to purchase a gift for Barbara and Tony’s new baby Thomas.

At the party met up with Chris Finden-Browne and his wife.  We had met Chris and their son Fergus at the previous party.  There was a mass of excellent food on offer.

After he lunch and the speech from the master, we went on to see a presentation on The Box of Delights. This was a box of papers and pictures from David Bach being presented to the college by Dr. Philip Marriott.  David Bach was the second of five children and graduated from the University of Vienna with Doctorates in Philosophy and Philology.   He devoted himself to Journalism and moved to England after the First World War.  David had a great love of music. Philip had inherited these papers.

During the presentation we heard a number of recitals from Joseph Mills, with Francesca Massey and James Davies on piano.

Next was a presentation from the Bursar, he went into the cost of running the college, their plans for the new building on West Road, the cost of the library and the money he needed.

After this we had a tea in the masters garden, and then back on home. 

The weather could have been better.  There were lots of showers during the meal and the tea.  We were able to step into the Masters Lodge.