Reg Cottage was the landlord at the Old Spring (Ferry Path/Chesterton Road). He was also a pianist, piano-accordionist and organist. He was appointed musical director at the Dorothy Ballroom in 1949 taking over from Percy Cowell who had been there since 1930. Reg’s band continued to play at the ‘Dot’ until 1964.
In the 1960s he took over as landlord at the Old Spring pub on Ferry Path/Chesterton Road – and installed a two-manual electric organ. He traveled round the area – with his band or sometimes, armed only with his piano accordion, as a leader of community singing.
Photos copied from posts by ‘Fiona LB’ of Cambridge in The good old days from the 1960ts Before and Now Facebook page. 12 January 2014. Accessed 30th May 2020