Royston Community Garden In partnership with Royston Environmental Group, is holding a Garden party on Saturday 15th July between 2-4pm. We would like to invite people along to see how the garden is run and encourage new volunteers interested in gardening to join us. There will be a range of activities for children to participate …
Out and About… LitFest Litlington-based LitFest is striving to host, simply the best live football tournament and music festival around Royston. The event, on Saturday 5th August, has a packed programme. Kick Off 10.30am: a showcase of action packed, non-league football, with teams competing to be crowned LitFest Cup champions. From football, straight to the music. …
News from Royston Market Traders… Cheesy Bob One of the longest serving and therefore most recognisable faces on the market is Bob Fitzjohn – affectionately known as ‘Cheesy Bob’. Bob’s family have traded on the market for over 60 years and the pitch is located at the Angel Pavement end of the market every Wednesday. …
Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum On Saturday 8th July, get your plaid rags on, grab your scarecrows and join us for our Summer Carnival! With stalls, refreshments, fete games, free arts and crafts, face painting and more! It’s a right country knees up. Yee-haw! Drop in, 10am – 4pm. Free …
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Royston Business Improvement District (BID), Royston First, has appointed a new manager to support the town’s businesses and deliver key services and projects for Royston. Paul Brown, a business owner himself, will take on the new role from June 2023, having previously managed Love Newmarket BID, representing over 350 businesses in Newmarket, Suffolk. Paul led …
Mayhem hits Bassingbourn… Bassingbourn was engulfed in Mayhem on the weekend of 27th & 28th May, when the annual village event returned to entertain the locals. A long convoy of varied designs of vintage tractors toured the streets of the community before leading the way to Nigel Howard’s Field of Dreams. Nigel kindly allows its …
We’re loving our fabulously brilliant cover images this June! They’re taken by Sara Walker, who lives in Royston, of her own garden. After a diagnosis, surgery and radiotherapy five years ago, she needed a distraction to help with her wellbeing/mental health. She went on a lot of walks and really noticed the nature around her …
A very active day at The Hoops, Bassingbourn… There was a carnival atmosphere in the village of Bassingbourn on Saturday 20th May as the annual ‘Steam at The Hoops’ kicked off. This, the 9th such event, which was organised by local steam engine enthusiast, Clive Flack, and the day’s venue as usual hosted by Russell …
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News from our Local Clubs: Stag Walkers Celebrates National Walking Month… May was National Walking Month in the UK, encouraging everyone to get outside and reap the health benefits, both physical and mental, of a regular ramble. With longer daylight hours, milder weather and a bumper crop of Bank Holidays upon us, it’s the perfect …
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Melbourn Springs care home, in Melbourn, threw a garden party to celebrate 3 years of serving the local community. Staff, residents and guests commemorated this special occasion with live entertainment, a visit from the local Mayor, games, and of course, Birthday Cake! Melbourn Springs has built up excellent reputations within its local communities. The home …
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Royston Meridian WI Last month our ladies welcomed John Kershaw talking about his memories as a boy of living through The Blitz. He was very interesting, informative and even managed to bring some humour viewed through the eyes of a boy, showing photographs of children in gas masks, as well as Anderson and Morrison Shelters. …
Reading Room in Croydon Village Re-Opens… After three years of restoration, fundraising and the hard work of Croydon’s small population, this beautiful and historic Village Hall is about to be re-opened! Built by the Downing Family in 1910 for the Villagers of Croydon and around, it is now a wonderful place to meet and socialise. …
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