Lights, camera, action!
All ready for film that's
been millions of years in
the making…………….
The final countdown has started to the first
screening of a film that has been more than 60
million years in the making.
It tells the story of a stretch of the Great Ouse near
Ely from the time of the dinosaurs to the
appearance of dedicated university and community
oarsmen and features the war-time boat races
ordered by Winston Churchill to help raise morale.
'A Strange Day at Queen Adelaide' is a Diamond44
community project that will have its world premiere
in Ely Cathedral on Saturday, 28 February as the
climax of a unique experience, marking the events
surrounding the 1944 race between Oxford and
Cambridge.
The third of the war-time series, the race was
rowed at Queen Adelaide and was commemorated
by a repeat event in 2004 which led to the formation
of the Isle of Ely Rowing Club. The Club’s president
is Martin Whitworth, a member of the 1944 and
1945 Cambridge crews, and he will be a guest of
honour at the premiere.
Rising Damp!
During the evening, Martin will name the club's
latest boat 'Honours Even' to commemorate the
final outcome of the four war-time races. There will
also be an appearance by the Ely String Quartet four talented young women who created some of
the film's background music - and authentic fun and
games provided by groups of re-enactors.
“Researching the 1944 race produced some intriguing historical facts,” said producer Jack Waterfall. “For
instance, Charles Merivale, one of the Boat Race founders in 1829, went on to become Dean of Ely. So it is
fitting that the film should be shown in the Cathedral.
“But that's not all. So come along to the premiere. We can promise an entertaining evening that will include
an intriguing exhibition laced with some fascinating facts about the river and the surrounding area.”
JI/JW 16.02.15
World Premiere Programme
7pm Saturday 28th February 2015
Timetable:
pm
7:00
7:25
7:30
7:35
7:40
7:45
8:30
9:00
9:30
Doors open
LIVE music – Ely String Quartet – Set One
Bar available
Exhibits on display
5-minute bell
The welcome
Film show begins
Pause…………………………….
LIVE re-enactment
Film show resumes…………….
Film show ends
LIVE music – Ely String Quartet – Set Two
Bar available
Exhibits on display
Boat Naming Ceremony
& Presentations
Retiring collection
Event closes
Exhibitors:
 Cambs Geosites Team – Fenland Rivers
 Diamond44 Community Group
 Ely Film Society
 Isle of Ely Rowing Club
 March Veteran & Vintage Cycle Club
 Ouse Washes Landscape Partnership
 RAF Witchford Museum
 The Willow Studio, Queen Adelaide
View trailer on:
Tickets costing £7.50, are available from:
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Ely Cathedral Box Office
Open 9.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Saturday
Tel: 01353 660349
Online: https://tickets.elycathedral.org
Burrows Bookshop,
9 High Street Passage ELY CB7 4NB
Tel: 01353 669759
All profits from this World Premiere Event will be
used to promote the continued development of
community rowing on the River Great Ouse at Ely.
A ‘BIG Society’ Production
Presented & Promoted by:
Diamond44 Community Film Project
1 Castelhythe ELY CB7 4BU
01353 665665