The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens Will you help water the new trees? Now it is spring, and the four trees planted by The Friends on the Heath in the autumn need watering once a week. They each need a gallon a week, less if we have a very wet spring, maybe more if …
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Be Sustainable in April Since last year there has been a significant shift towards environmentally responsible packaging for Easter eggs. Gratuitous plastic casings were on their way out and in came recyclable cardboard boxes with, in some cases, compostable, transparent vegetable starch windows. While there are still a lot of chocolate eggs wrapped in aluminium …
Royston Radio Would you like to host a weekly radio show for The Listing? We are looking for a young person who is making their first step onto the media career ladder, and would be interested in running a weekly community slot for us. Interested? Drop us an email at hello@www.thelistingroyston.co.uk The schedule is filling …
My Local Life… Louise Bradley Louise Bradley is a freelance administrator, the co-ordinator of Make Lunch Royston and the Facilities Manager of The Old Schoolhouse, a new community hub in Royston town centre. She moved to Royston with her young family in 2014 so has lived here for 8 years now. Coming to Royston was …
Spotlight On… Youth activities to benefit young people Police in Royston have been working with local schools and organisations to create more activities for children outside of school. Sergeant Jon Vine and his team recognised that youth provision in Royston was severely lacking, and ever more so since Covid. This has a direct impact on …
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The Listing launched in September 2005, a community and what’s on magazine for residents firstly just in Royston, and then the surrounding SG8 Villages, to give local businesses an effective and affordable platform to advertise, and to share local information and bring the community together. Almost 18 years on, we are still going strong! In …
The magic of music… As Royston Choral Society celebrates its 50th season of concerts, two of the choir’s basses – Neil Sykes and Steve Richards – share insights into the musical influences and tastes that have led them to sing with the choir. Neil writes… I didn’t grow up listening to classical music, other than what …
Herts Domestic Abuse: Love Shouldn’t Hurt The run up to Valentine’s Day is hard to miss. The world becomes full of hearts, flowers and chocolates, even in these strange lockdown times. But signs that you or someone you know are experiencing domestic abuse can be far more subtle. Domestic abuse takes many forms – some …
Julian’s Business Tips: Influencing YouTube This month I’m looking at social media marketing of video content. The goal is to get subscribers or followers. So how do we do that? Like any marketing communication, content must be targeted if it is going to be successful. Why? Well, these platforms are a huge network of overlapping …
Mindful Living by Becky, Chanting Stork Yoga: Sleep Fitness During Dry January, my husband and I got talking about all aspects of our wellbeing. Sleep was at the top of the list when it came to feeling instant gratification and a positive result on our health. So, we started to pay attention to our sleep …
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My Local Life… Wayne Macartney, Support Worker at Aurora’s Meldreth Manor Children’s Home Wayne Macartney is a support worker for children with special needs at Aurora’s Meldreth Manor Children’s Home, he’s been working there for just over 12 years. There are two other Aurora services on the same site: Meldreth Manor School (an independent National …
Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum The museum is now reopen having been closed over Christmas to work on our Collection. From it, we were able to repackage objects with more suitable materials, so they are greater protected, reorganise their storage so that they are easier to access, and gain a …
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