Fifty years of memories - Congregation 1970
1st January 2020
Angela Braga (nee Hall), St Mary’s College
The view from Durham station is surely one of the finest in the world, and arriving there for my interview as a nervous 17 year old, I was blown away. I knew I had found my place.I loved it all: the trunks being sent on ahead by rail, two weeks before term: the cosy…
Why Great British Bake Off’s Henry Bird will celebrate Christmas in an organ loft
20th December 2019
Earlier this month, student and Bake Off star, Henry Bird was interviewed by The Times. With Henry’s kind permission, we can share this with you.
And so it begins. Frantic phone calls from relatives asking what you want for Christmas, questionable arrangements of carols ringing out in shops, and the irrational impulse…
‘The Arctic’, a location deemed wild and pristine; a land so North that jumpers are mandatory all year round. As a BSc Geography student, The Arctic module offered a field trip to Tromso, Norway. I can honestly say that the people I have met on the field trip both on and off the geography course along with the experiences…
