2013 Annual Report - Jesus College - University of Cambridge

94 COLLEGE NEWS I Jesus College Annual Report 2013
Another success has been a charitable letting in Jesus Lane, adjoining the new Marshall
Court and its Study Centre, to Cambridge Science Centre, which is proving hugely popular
with its target audience of young scientists. It was opened by the Vice-Chancellor and the
Master.
There are challenges ahead, of course. We are now close to re-acquiring the Wesley
House site, sold in 1922. Resourcing that and its refurbishment, with the new auditorium
we hope to add to it, will test us, but is a very exciting opportunity to take the College
forward in many ways.
Senior and junior members alike know how much the College owes to its loyal staff
and those reaching long service milestones in the last year include: maintenance supervisor
Chris Brown (25 years), librarian Rhona Watson and cleaner Rosalind Blake, (both 20
years). Three members of staff reached 15 years’ and ten more 10 years’ service, and we
said farewell to six members of staff who retired from the College including deputy head
gardener Neil Shaw who retired after 36 years, two senior porters, John Gray and Peter
Thorpe (16 and 15 years respectively), while Anthony Johnson, Ted Curtis and Colin
Steward retired from the maintenance department with a remarkable 61 years between
them.
The Master, Dr David Cleevely, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz and Dr Chris Lennard at the opening of the Science Centre