Home Instead Stevenage and North Herts The heavy burden of the national lockdowns may have hit dementia patients and their families harder than most. While a quarter of those who have died of Covid-19 also had dementia, Home Instead has seen a shocking impact on those still living with the disease. Three quarters of people …
Royston Community Card Ensum Brown are overwhelmed by the response from local businesses wanting to get involved with the Royston Community Card. Since its launch earlier this year when the cards were delivered with your copy of The Listing, the scheme already has over 1000 subscribers and has many businesses and organisations on board promoting …
100th Birthday Card Appeal Can you help make Royston resident Mary’s 100th (lockdown) birthday a special one? We’re looking for as many birthday cards as we can muster! This birthday means the world to her and it’s going to be profoundly affected by current restrictions. Near life long Roystonian Mrs Mary Taylor is due to …
Junior Golf Champion! 7 year old Marcus Karim from Kelshall near Royston finished his 2020 golf season in style by winning the British Junior Golf Tour, Order of Merit for his age group, on the final day of the season! Marcus competes on the British Junior Golf Tour, a junior golf tournament for boys and …
Meldreth Bowls Club There is nothing like the smell of newly mown grass to herald the beginning of spring and the Lawn Bowls season; but oh, how COVID-19 has robbed seasoned bowlers of the sport they love. With virtually no lawn bowls during 2020 and the indoor season also annihilated there is a real desire …
Running Stories Running Stories, a new book about why, where and how people run has just been published, and features Royston’s “Mr Ovary”. It has 88 short stories from people of all ages, speeds and backgrounds, each with a photograph of the writer, showing the diversity of people who run and the benefits they get …
Pasque Flowers Walk Why not venture out for a walk this Easter to see the Pasque Flowers? The Pasque Flower is a very rare plant in the wild and Therfield Heath has one of the largest populations of them all, up to 60,000. This route was printed with kind permission of Great Shelford Parish Council. …
NCT Royston Walk and Talks are back. After a 3 month break due to Lockdown, we are happy to announce that from 29th March we will once again offer free walks for small groups of parents in both Royston and the local villages. Walks are listed on both the NCT website (www.nct.org.uk) and our Facebook …
It’s time to break the taboo and talk about how employers can support women at menopause. The workplace is changing dramatically but what motivates employees to give their best performance at work has stayed the same. People want to use their skills and be valued for their contribution. For employers, valuing your people includes considering …
Theatre Company Brings Positivity Local female-run theatre company, TNT Theatre, have taken the negative situation of lockdown and used it to their advantage, to create something that could help lift the spirits of others and bring our community together. The exciting project has been put together by brand-new, company, ‘TNT Theatre’, made up of three …
Making Drama out of Lockdown Local drama group CADS have been anything but idle during lockdown, despite the restrictions on public performances. And to mark this, they have recently presented one of their annual drama awards to a member who has helped to keep the group going during the pandemic. CADS Chair, Emma Daintrey explains, …
Royston Parish Church Update Since our last update, with work on both the tower roof and the nave roof completed, the church has now emerged from its temporary covering and much of the scaffolding removed so that the iconic building of Royston is visible once again. Although Phase 2 is not yet complete, with work …
