title Saxophone Shopping in Cambridge - 21st March 2026 intro Fred's got a grant from Ed Sheeran to buy a new saxophone, so in order to make sure he doesn't spend it on something else we do an emergency trip to Cambridge as that's the nearest musical-instrument shop to us since Balaam's in Bury St. Edmunds closed down. After the purchase, we wander around town for a bit, get lunch just off the market place, and visit Fopp Records on Sydney Street for some old-school CDs. After we get back, we meet up with Rachel and Andrew for a couple of beers in the Oaksmere. imgp6730 Fred outside Wood, Wind and Brass on Russell Street imgp6731 Fred gets a reed ready in the testing room imgp6737 A variety of saxophones are tried out imgp6741 King's Chapel and the Corn Exchange imgp6743 It's busy on King's Parade imgp6745 The top of Trinity Street outside Senate House imgp6746 There's an ancient Huxley near Senate House Passage imgp6750 Punts on the Cam imgp6752 A view down the Cam past King's College imgp6753 Looking up towards the back of Trinity College imgp6754 Posters on Trinity Lane imgp6755 More poster chaos on the railings imgp6756 A Covid-era sticker on Trinity Street imgp6757 The main gate of Trinity College imgp6758 A pile of bikes by All Saints' Garden imgp6759 The entrance to St John's College imgp6760 Looking down Trinity Street imgp6761 It's busy in the Grand Arcade imgp6767 Street life out of the shop window imgp6768 In the burrito/taco shop imgp6771 The Huxley trundles off up Bridge Street imgp6772 Fred considers his purchases in Fopp Records imgp6774 A boarded-up shop on Sydney Street imgp6776 Cambridge outdoor market imgp6777 Expensive fruit juice on the market imgp6779 Woody Marcus plays guitar outside the Guildhall imgp6780 There are various suns stuck onto the Guildhall imgp6781 More Cambridge bike chaos imgp6783 Fred on the top of Grand Arcade car park imgp6784 Two contrails cross in the sky imgp6786 One plane follows the trail of another imgp6788 Isobel on the Oaksmere's steps imgp6789 We roam around the grounds of the Oaksmere