In February, the UK recorded its coldest temperature in 25 years. Cambridge has been repeatedly blanketed by snow, despite the city being “infamous for avoiding the white stuff”. Students have been spotted wrapped up in college puffer jackets, bobble hats and woollen mittens during their daily excursions. In this fashion photoshoot, The Churchill Mallard photographer […]
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A new copper roof was fitted on the Hall. The College now has a beehive, which is located at the back of 68 Storey’s Way. Any student who wants to get involved in beekeeping is encouraged to contact Tom Boden. The heating in the library has been fixed. The JCR has been given its own […]
The College has built a wide level path along the perimeter of the site. Previously, the back of College was very muddy and not easy to access for those with mobility issues. The path has opened up the green space to students and staff. The College is intending to build several seating areas along the […]
Churchill is aiming to reduce natural gas usage on site by 45% by 2030. This will be achieved by installing solar panels and heat pump technologies, and by the retrofitting of insulation and secondary glazing. The College has 20,000m2 of flat roof that is suitable for solar panels. The College is in the preliminary stages […]
Churchill College is one of 24 Cambridge Colleges that is yet to divest from fossil fuel companies. Extinction Rebellion activists have been engaging in direct action against colleges that have not divested. In February, they dug up the front lawn of Trinity College. University buildings have also been repeatedly targeted by spray painters and activists […]
Wheelchair access to the Buttery has been improved by the construction of a wheelchair ramp to the bar and by the removal of the staged seating area, which were completed as part of the ongoing Buttery redevelopment project. Tom Boden, Head of Estates at Churchill, said that the Buttery redevelopment project was primarily motivated by […]
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Welcome to The Churchill Mallard
The Churchill Mallard is the new student-run newspaper of Churchill College. The paper is exclusively written, edited and produced by JCR and MCR members of the College. The paper was founded this summer, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a way to bring Churchill together. Founding editor Rebecca Heath said, “With online lectures, […]
The Churchill Mallard has produced a JCR and a MCR calendar for October 2020. These calendars list the dates of University-wide and College-wide events in October. The calendars can be downloaded using the links below.
When May Week events were cancelled last year, students lost the chance to dress up in ornate ball gowns (or fancy dress for King’s Affair), to dance themselves dizzy until 5am, and to blow £1,000 in a week. In this fashion photoshoot, The Churchill Mallard photographer Rebecca Heath imagines the May Week that time forgot. […]