1 February: Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire’s flag was adopted on this date in 2015. 10 things you might not know about Cambridgeshire:

1. The flag consists of three gold crowns to represent East Anglia, with wavy light blue lines representing the river Cam in the colours of Cambridge University on a dark blue background. The coat of arms features two Great bustard birds supporting the arms containing five blue lines representing the county's rivers, with the tip of a castle tower at the top. The motto is 'Corde uno sapientes simus' in Latin, which translates to 'Let us be wise with one heart'.
2. The lowest point in the UK is situated here, at Holme Fen, 2.75 m (9 ft) below sea level. The highest point in the county is in the village of Great Chishill at 146 m (480 ft) above sea level.
3. There are three cities in the county: Ely, Peterborough and Cambridge. The latter is unusual because it doesn’t have a cathedral despite having been granted city status in 1951.
4. Cambridgeshire was recorded in the Domesday Book as Grantbridgeshire, referring to the river Granta.
5. Cambridgeshire's county flower is the Pasqueflower.
6. Traditional nicknames for people from Cambridgeshire are "Cambridgeshire Camel" or "Cambridgeshire Crane", the latter referring to birds which were once abundant in the fens. "Fenners" was a name given to those who come from the flat country to the north of Cambridge. This term is considered to be derogatory these days.
7. Ely is basically an island, and the name comes from the eels in the waters around it. Its cathedral has the only Gothic Dome in the world, and it’s the place where St Audrey’s fair was held. St Audrey’s Fair was famous for selling cheap trinkets and baubles, giving us the word “tawdry”.
8. There’s a pub in Cambridgeshire which has been serving alcohol since 560AD and is therefore possibly the oldest inn still in use in Britain. It’s the Old Ferryboat Inn at Holywell near St Ives if you want to pay it a visit, but beware of the ghost. It’s haunted by the spirit of a girl called Juliet who died in 1050. The pub expanded over the site of her grave, now a stone slab in the bar floor.
9. Dishes originating from Cambridgeshire include College Pudding, a steamed suet pudding served to students in the halls of the Cambridge colleges, thought to be the fore-runner of Christmas Pudding. Huntingdon has given us Fidget Pie, traditionally filled with Bacon, Onions and Apples and served to workers at harvest time. Ely’s specialities include Celery Baked in Cream, because over half of Britain’s celery comes from there. Though it is probably more famous for Eels.
10. Famous people from Cambridgeshire include Christopher Cockerell (inventor of the Hovercraft), Clive James, Douglas Adams, economist John Maynard Keynes, Olivia Newton-John, Roger Waters and Oliver Cromwell.

Character birthday

Questor: A member of Combat Team Epsilon whose power is the ability to ask questions to which the being asked is compelled to tell the truth. Questor grew up in a children's home after his parents were killed in a suspected racially motivated attack. In the home, he became close friends with Suzy (Touchstone) and Chuck (Arrow). All three were abused by a member of staff. One night, the three crept out after curfew to cast a spell on the staff member in the hope the abuse would stop.

While they were out, a meteorite hit the orphanage, killing everyone inside. Questor found a fragment of the meteor at the scene and kept it. All three were adopted by one of the fire-fighters who attended the scene. The meteor fragment gave all three their powers, but also made them dependent upon it, so that none of them could be far away from it for more than a few hours before becoming dangerously ill. It also meant the three could never be far away from each other. The Combat Team Programme was an opportunity for them to use their powers, but only Combat Team Epsilon could offer all three a place.