Caro Ashforth, a second year student studying Mechanical Engineering at Bath, is the great, great, great nephew of the first President, Charles Finch Foster.
Caro has a love of photography, indeed he is rather good at photography, having been Highly Commended in the National Final of the Rotary Young Photographer of the Year 2019, having won the District Competition. Many of the photos on our website and Facebook page, have been taken by Caro.
We are delighted to have such a talented young man supporting our good work.
Caro has a love of photography, indeed he is rather good at photography, having been Highly Commended in the National Final of the Rotary Young Photographer of the Year 2019, having won the District Competition. Many of the photos on our website and Facebook page, have been taken by Caro.
We are delighted to have such a talented young man supporting our good work.
Key dates in our history
The Cambridge Royal Albert Society was established in 1846.
1846 -1859 a period of fund raising took place to enable a site to be found and buildings erected
1857 a plot of ground was purchased facing Hills Road and the Avenue, 'Brooklands'
1858, a further parcel of land was bought
1859, June 28th, Foundation Day to coincide with the anniversary of Queen Victoria’s coronation
1861, January, the first residents were elected with the first three homes filled in 1863
1868 Mr James Reynolds left the sum of £5,000 plus shares in the Cambridge University and Town Gas Light Company
1879, Mr John Swan of Kings Parade, financed two homes facing Brooklands avenue- his initials were applied to the gable of one of the properties
1882 , July, our indefatigable benefactor Mr John Swan returned again with a generous offer to construct two more houses (his fifth and sixth) facing the Botanic Garden
1887, July, Mr Swan made his last offer in his lifetime and with additional help from two other legacies at the time, this resulted in a further three houses being built
1926 we received the welcome news that Miss Hannah Flack had made a substantial joint bequest to us which allowed us to build a pair of bungalows along the back of the site bordering what is now boarding accommodation for St Mary’s School
2018 a very generous legacy from Miss Egan, allowed us to replace the kitchens in many of the units with sufficient funds left over to increase insulation to modern standards. Her bequest also provided funds for a professional makeover of the Recreation Room, with improved lighting and comfortable seating. Now that we have a large TV screen we can show films selected by the residents as well as big sporting events.
2023, April, we transfer from a benevolent society to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) charity number – 1190144.
The Cambridge Royal Albert Society was established in 1846.
1846 -1859 a period of fund raising took place to enable a site to be found and buildings erected
1857 a plot of ground was purchased facing Hills Road and the Avenue, 'Brooklands'
1858, a further parcel of land was bought
1859, June 28th, Foundation Day to coincide with the anniversary of Queen Victoria’s coronation
1861, January, the first residents were elected with the first three homes filled in 1863
1868 Mr James Reynolds left the sum of £5,000 plus shares in the Cambridge University and Town Gas Light Company
1879, Mr John Swan of Kings Parade, financed two homes facing Brooklands avenue- his initials were applied to the gable of one of the properties
1882 , July, our indefatigable benefactor Mr John Swan returned again with a generous offer to construct two more houses (his fifth and sixth) facing the Botanic Garden
1887, July, Mr Swan made his last offer in his lifetime and with additional help from two other legacies at the time, this resulted in a further three houses being built
1926 we received the welcome news that Miss Hannah Flack had made a substantial joint bequest to us which allowed us to build a pair of bungalows along the back of the site bordering what is now boarding accommodation for St Mary’s School
2018 a very generous legacy from Miss Egan, allowed us to replace the kitchens in many of the units with sufficient funds left over to increase insulation to modern standards. Her bequest also provided funds for a professional makeover of the Recreation Room, with improved lighting and comfortable seating. Now that we have a large TV screen we can show films selected by the residents as well as big sporting events.
2023, April, we transfer from a benevolent society to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) charity number – 1190144.