End of Topic Celebrations at Icknield Walk First School Year 2 and Year 4 pupils at Icknield Walk First School have celebrated the end of their topics with an exciting dress up day. Pupils in Year 4 came dressed as Vikings and participated in many creative and engaging activities, including writing Viking runes, making a …
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Royston LIVE at… The Royston British Legion After seven happy years at The Old Bull Inn – Royston Folk Club has relocated to The Royal British Legion in Mill Road, under a new name … Royston LIVE … Here, in a bigger space, they can continue to offer around 100 people amazing LIVE music, but …
Reception Teacher Mrs Williams, completes a 50-mile race over the South Downs Way… Mrs Williams, one of the Reception teachers at Icknield Walk First School, completed a 50-mile race over the South Downs Way during the Easter Holidays to raise funds for the school raising over £2,000 so far. Mrs Williams decided to support Icknield …
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News from Royston Library by Lynn Burgess Library Manager… Over the past few months, the team at Royston Library has enjoyed welcoming back customers old and new as we continue our return to business as usual. Along with the Baby Rhyme Time, Storytimes and Therapy Dog sessions we are pleased to announce that there are …
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Royston’s Own Tower Flower As part of the celebrations for the reopening of Royston Parish Church, the team are planning a ‘Flower Tower’ to decorate the bell tower. The project is inspired by Barley Church who created one last year, and have provided masses of help and information. Royston Parish Church are looking for crafters …
Update on Royston Church The last couple of months have seen steady progress on the final phase of the restoration/refurbishment in line with the programme for completion by early July. The major part of this work has seen the laying of the underfloor heating and services as well as the limecrete surface. All that now …
Royston Joins the Big Fix It Saturday 14th May is a national repair day – The Big Fix. To celebrate, Royston Repair Café has teamed up with Mend My Phone to offer free advice and quick fixes for mobiles, along with other broken household items. At the May 14th community repair event, repairer Jason Marsh …
Explore Cambridge Our wonderful cover photography this May is by Caroline Baker, taken in Cambridge in Summer and Autumn during walks from Lammas Land, along the River Cam and down to Sheep’s Green. It’s a favourite walk of hers as, timed well, it can be quiet and picturesque. The swans make their presence known on …
Bluebell Walks Enchanting and iconic, bluebells are a sign that spring is in full swing. The woodland areas surrounding Royston and the local villages should now be awash with the unmistakable deep violet-blue flowers, which often emerge from April onwards. We have found some of the best bluebell walks in the local area, with the …
Royston Cave 2022: A Year of Discovery The start of the new Cave season kicked off last month with a sell-out opening weekend. This month we’re diving into the world of conservation looking at the issues that affect Royston Cave, how they erode the carvings and what we can do to stop them. From water …
Therfield Heath Conservation – History of Therfield Heath Written by Astrid Matthews Nowadays we’re lucky enough to use The Heath simply as a nature reserve, for long walks and picnics or a drink at the Heath Café Bar. There are many sports clubs based at The Heath and all around the villages surrounding it, including …
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Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens Be careful where you tread! Spring is the time when you might see Toadflax Leaf beetles. Nationally scarce and on the Red List of threatened species, this beetle thrives in unmanaged grassland and open woodland. It feeds and breeds on the Common Toadflax plant. It has been spotted twice …
