Summer Lecture by Prof. Beverley Glover
at the Village Hall, Hilton
Why are Flowers Different Colours?
This event has now passed.
Entry £12, including a glass of summer sparkle or soft drink.
We are delighted that CGT Patron, Prof. Beverley Glover, has kindly offered a summer treat for our annual social event by presenting some of her research under the title Why are Flowers Different Colours? We warmly invite members and their guests to an informal bring-your-own picnic from 6:00pm on the historic green at Hilton. From here you can visit the Hilton Maze, with an obelisk recording its creation by William Sparrow to commemorate the Restoration in 1660. Lancelot Brown purchased the manor of Fenstanton and Hilton in 1767 and Spyers’ map of 1778 records a well-laid-out village green, which a plaque on the green suggests was planted by Brown himself (but see the rebuttal by Bridget Flanagan in the May 2022 Newsletter!). There will also be an opportunity to visit the Hilton Community Garden, which recently received an award from the CGT Small Grants Scheme. The garden is a gentle 5-minute walk from the hall; for location, see below.
N.B The hall is available from 6:00pm and we can picnic inside in the event of rain. If the weather is fine, you are welcome to picnic on the green before 6:00pm if you wish.
Our speaker. Born in Ely, Prof. Beverley Glover is a biologist specialising in botany and is a Fellow of the Linnean Society. Since July 2013, she has been Professor of Plant Systematics and Evolution in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge and director of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. In May 2022, she was voted best lecturer by Cambridge University students in the university-wide Student-Led Teaching Awards. Beverley has been a CGT Patron since 2014 and her staunch support of the Trust is hugely appreciated.
Getting there. The address is Village Hall, Grove End, Hilton, Huntingdon PE28 9PF. Click here for Google map directions. Parking is available outside the Village Hall.
Maps for Hilton Village Hall and the Community Garden can be found here.
Bookings: preferably by BACS transfer to Cambridgeshire County Garden Trust (sort code 20-29-68, account number 30347639) using your name as reference. Cheques, payable to Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust, may be sent to Jane Sills, The Willows, Ramsey Road, Ramsey Forty Foot PE26 2XN.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust 