Our Local Markets… This November Local Markets Royston Market Every Wed and Sat, 8am-3pm. facebook.com/RoystonMarket Royston Market Square Royston Country Market Every Wed and Sat, 8am -12pm Royston Corn Exchange, Market Hill, SG8 9JR Orwell Pannier Market Orwell Village Hall Sat 4th Nov 10am-12pm We are enjoying the extra buzz of being back in the …
Royston Parish Church One of the popular features in Royston at Christmas time is the large, heavily decorated, Christmas Tree in the parish church. The lower branches are always left empty so that members of the congregation and visitors can place baubles on the tree in memory of loved ones who are not with them …
News from Therfield Heath Conservation – Award Winning Project Several exciting habitat management projects are underway across Therfield Heath and Greens. Volunteer help has been so important in delivering grassland restoration but has been limited by tool capacity. Hand tools are a great way to sensitively remove invasive species and effectively remove encroaching scrub, to …
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November Update: The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens The Friends continue to work hard fundraising and promoting the differing aspects of Therfield Heath. In September, we arranged a fascinating Bat walk, our monthly litter pick and the first in the series of wildlife talks, which was an entertaining talk accompanied by beautiful photographs of …
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Spotlight On… Something to Sing About, Royston Choral Society Royston Choral Society continues to celebrate its 50th season with two major choral works – Bach’s B minor Mass – to be performed on Saturday 25th November – and Verdi’s Requiem, their spring concert for March 2024. The choir is also celebrating a record membership with …
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Be Sustainable in November… National Tree Week starts on the 25th November. Trees are our clean air super heroes, supporting our wildlife while producing oxygen and being just so very beautiful and therapeutic. While the trees are still looking gorgeous and golden, it’s a good time to celebrate everything that they do. Visit https://treecouncil.org.uk/seasonal-campaigns/national-tree-week/ to …
Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum It’s been all go at Royston Museum as a steady stream of carpenters, plumbers, electricians, floor fitters, glass fitters and kitchen fitters trickle in, all working hard to redevelop more areas of the museum for the benefit of our community. On the ground floor, the …
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Out and About… Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday 2023 As you read this article, Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday will be but days away; this year Armistice Day falls on Saturday 11th November, followed by Remembrance Sunday, the following day, on Sunday 12th November Our town like many other towns, cities and villages across the …
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The Semitones – A Feast of Talent Named after the smallest interval between two musical notes, “The Semitones”, began as a music group in Foxton Village Hall over 25 years ago, for mothers, fathers, grandparents and childminders, and their smallest human musicians! The group was inaugurated by two local ladies, Rosalind Meese Grove (a teacher) …
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Three local businesses’ two based in Buntingford and one from Biggleswade raise £665.00 for WaterAid via a charity golf day. Nikki Baxter was the co-founder of First Class Business Solutions and had also been associated with both Elite Document Solutions and United Client Services. Nikki, who passed away seven years ago, had been a passionate …
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Festival Spirit at Foxton The first crude scarecrows were pioneered by the Egyptians to protect wheat fields in the fertile Nile Valley from Quail. In Medieval England, farmers employed children to chase off birds and wildlife that constantly destroyed crops, but the Great Plague of 1348 decimated the population which resulted in a dire shortage …
Royston First BID Presents: Spooktacular Fun with the FREE Children’s Monster Halloween Trail in Royston Town Centre… Get ready for a monstrous adventure as Royston First BID invites young adventurers, 11 years and under, to embark on a spine-chilling quest at the FREE Children’s Monster Halloween Trail in Royston Town Centre. Starting from Saturday, 21st …
