At the Authority Board’s annual dinner, chair Tijs Broeke urged that police reform be judged on results, not structure, and stressed the force’s national economic importance.

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Harrow’s Heroes awards honour volunteers at Headstone Manor

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City of London Corporation urges Budget to protect financial and professional services

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Oct6Tue

Music & gigs11 miles

Don Broco

Tomorrow, 19:00Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge

Oct7Wed

Arts & theatre11 miles

Big Deal Wednesday - New Act Night

Wed 7 Oct, 19:00Town and Gown, Cambridge

Oct7Wed

Festivals & fairs11 miles

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny

Wed 7 Oct, 19:30Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge

Oct8Thu

Arts & theatre11 miles

Big Deal Thursday - The Big Gong Show

Thu 8 Oct, 19:00Town and Gown, Cambridge

Oct9Fri

Arts & theatre11 miles

Big Deal Friday - Big Deal Comedy Club

Fri 9 Oct, 19:00Town and Gown, Cambridge

Oct9Fri

Music & gigs11 miles

Alison Moyet

Fri 9 Oct, 19:00Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge

Days out around Westley Waterless

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🗿 Monument

Bill Tutte Monument

Newmarket · 5 miles

William Thomas "Bill" Tutte OC FRS FRSC May 14, 1917 – May 2, 2002. A British codebreaker and mathematician from the local area. Well paved monument with seating and information panels.

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🗿 Monument

Mark's Grave

Streetly End · 5 miles

Not a memorial as such but a lump of stone referred to as "Mark's Grave", which may once have been a grave or a boundary marker.

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🏺 Archaeological site

Dunmowes Manor

West Wratting · 5.6 miles

Excavations have found there was once a large stone and timber framed house on this location built in the Mediaeval period. It was surrounded by a moat up to 10m wide, 3m deep. This moat may have been used for defence, status or keeping out animals.

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🌳 Park

Waltons

Steventon End · 8.1 miles

Park, gardens and ornamental lake.

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🗿 Monument

Memorial WW1 and WW2

Lynfield Court · 9.9 miles

To the glory of God and the sacred memory of the men of Chesterton who fell in the war 1914-1918 -- 1939-1945

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🌳 Park