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Information about places of worship in Cambridge is available from the Chaplain (chaplain@sel.cam.ac.uk), as well as information about chaplains to the various world faith communities. There is also a wide variety of student faith societies. 9.10 THE CHOIR “sensitive, precise and well-balanced” (Gramophone) The Chapel Choir has vacancies for two tenors and one baritone or bass this year. The Chapel Choir consists of up to twenty-eight singers, most of whom are undergraduates or graduates at Selwyn and Newnham Colleges, with a few volunteers from other colleges. It comprises Choral Exhibitioners (about three-quarters) and volunteers. The Choir is conducted by the Director of Music, who is assisted by two undergraduate Organ Scholars. All members of the Choir receive a generous subsidy for singing lessons, tours and Formal Hall, and choir parties are legendary. During term, the Choir sings services in the College Chapel, as well as concerts and services throughout the UK, recently in venues including St Paul's, Southwark and Canterbury Cathedrals, and St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh and St Bride's Church, Fleet Street. Its repertoire ranges from the 10 th to the 21 st century. They have broadcast services for BBC Radio, sung live on television, and every year undertake an international tour (recent destinations have included the USA, New Zealand, France, Germany, Canada, Israel and Palestine, and Finland and Estonia). The Choir regularly works with major international conductors, recently including Nicholas Cleobury, Stephen Layton, Sir David Lumsden, Christopher Robinson, Judith Clurman (the Juilliard School, New York), Grayston Ives and Andrew Carwood. In an on-going collaboration with London's John Armitage Memorial Trust, Selwyn Choir has premièred new works by some of the UK's most significant established composers, including Gabriel Jackson, Judith Bingham, Jonathan Dove, John McCabe and Paul Patterson. The Choir has made a number of acclaimed commercial recordings, the most recent of which was released in 2013. The Choir's engagements for the forthcoming academical year include performances in King's College Chapel, St Paul’s Cathedral, and Bury St Edmunds. In June/July, the Choir will give a performance of the Bach St John Passion, and will tour Tuscany. For more information about the Chapel Choir, and to find out about the vacancies, please contact the Director of Music, Sarah MacDonald, on seam100@cam.ac.uk, or by telephone on 01223 335877, before you arrive. 9.11 BICYCLES Cycle theft is endemic in Cambridge. As a precaution, the University requires all students to register their bicycles in Cambridge. Bicycle Registration forms are available from the Porters’ Lodge. On completion, the Porters will attach a tag to your bicycle. The College undertakes an annual cull of unidentifiable bicycles and will not accept responsibility for the removal of any unregistered bicycle. Owners of mopeds are required to lodge the registration number with the Dean, who will advise on parking. There are bicycle sheds to the north of the Library, to the west of Cripps Court, and to the north of Ann’s Court by the Ramsay Murray Gate. These sheds are secured. Entry is via your room key. It is most important that you close the gates behind you. The College cannot accept responsibility for the loss, damage or unauthorised use of bicycles stored in the bicycle sheds, and you are strongly advised always to lock your bicycle or moped when it is left unattended, and also to keep an accurate description of it, including the frame number. Bicycles should not be left at any time on the College premises except in the bicycle sheds, or in the racks in front of Old Court, and especially not left leaning against the walls of the College nor kept in College residential buildings. They may not be ridden on the College paths or taken S Selwyn College Undergraduate Student Guide 2013-14 57
into the College Courts. Students are asked to leave bicycles in an orderly manner in the bicycle sheds. Under no circumstances may bicycles be brought into College rooms or communal areas. Please also respect the Fellows’ cycle spaces. It is wise not to bring an expensive cycle to Cambridge. The narrow streets of central Cambridge present considerable problems and dangers for cyclists. Every year there are serious or fatal accidents involving cyclists in the City. You are strongly advised to purchase a suitable helmet and to wear it whenever you use a bicycle. Cyclists should also ensure that they comply with all the relevant legal requirements; brakes and lights should be in good working order. The Police regularly fine students caught without lights. The practice of cyclists ignoring red traffic lights, particularly at the Silver Street/Queens Road junction, is both dangerous and likely to attract the attention of the Police. At all times you should cycle defensively, paying close attention to other road users and pedestrians. In order to encourage the use of cycle helmets and lights, the JCR has a subsidy scheme, whereby you can claim £10 off the purchase of a helmet. (This is restricted to one refund per person, unless an existing helmet is damaged in an accident.) To claim, write your name on the shop receipt and place it in the JCR Treasurer’s pigeonhole. You can also claim a refund of £5 against the purchase of a single light, or £10 in the case of a set of front and rear lights (one front/rear lights subsidy per person). See www.sel.cam.ac.uk/students/ for further information on cycling in Cambridge. 9.12 CARS AND MOTORCYCLES Owing to traffic problems in Cambridge, the University and Colleges are under an obligation to the civic authorities to restrict the use of motor vehicles used by students. Consequently, it is a University offence for a student to keep, hire or drive a car or motorcycle within ten miles of Cambridge while in residence in Term or in the Long Vacation without permission. A fine of £175 can be imposed by the University Motor Proctor on any offender. An exception may be made if there are special individual circumstances, or if the vehicle is needed for a University Department or a University or College club or society. A University Licence is required. It is emphasised that undergraduates will have to demonstrate exceptional need and very few licences are granted. To obtain a University Licence you will need a special form obtainable from the Dean. This is taken to the Special Pro-Proctor for Motor Vehicles. His office is at 1 St Mary’s Passage, and is open during Term only on Mondays and Thursday between 2.00 pm and 4.00 pm (tel: 01223 333310; email: motor.proctor@cam.ac.uk). See also: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/proctors/motor/ Permission to have a motor vehicle in Cambridge is, without exception, dependent on suitable arrangements being made for off-street parking, and the Dean can advise on this. Cars may only be parked permanently in College with the written permission of the Dean. A charge will also be made for parking each Term. However pending completion of the Cripps Court refurbishment, permits for on-site parking are unlikely to be given. ‘No parking’ areas in the College grounds are indicated by signs or by double yellow lines. Cars must be driven slowly, and with due care and attention, within the precincts of the College. Cars parked on College property without authorisation or illegally parked in a ‘No Parking’ zone may be clamped. 9.13 THE UNI 4 BUS A weekday bus service, the Uni 4, links Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Madingley Road Park and Ride with intermediate stops that include West Road, Grange Road and the West Cambridge Site. University Card holders pay a flat fare of 80p per single journey on production of their card. For details of the route and timetable see: www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/em/travel/bus/uni4.shtml. 58 Selwyn College Undergraduate Student Guide 2013-14
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