Royston Allotments Open Day The gates at Royston Allotments are swinging open on Sunday 14th August to welcome people who are keen to learn how to ‘grow your own’. Royston Allotment and Garden Association (RAGA) supports enthusiastic growers by running a shop on the allotment site, providing advice and help, and arranging events. Vicki Seddon, …
Putting a Smile on Home-Starts Face In 2022 something we have all become fairly used to is shopping from home. And whilst many of us have enjoyed the idea of returning to the shops this year, the luxury of being able to buy things from our armchairs will probably never go away. So isn’t it …
Royston and District Twinning Association Forging connection and collaboration locally and abroad After being restricted to zooming like most people for the past couple of years, it was wonderful to finally see our friends and families again in person during our visit to La Loupe in May. As well as communal activities such as a …
Be Sustainable in July… It’s Plastic Free July! The global movement is to help millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution, so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics? Spend the whole of July working …
Great Chishill Windmill Open Days The Great Chishill Windmill will be open for tours on the following Sundays 3rd July (10am to 4pm) and 17th July (10am to 4pm). Donations all go to preserve our lovely windmill for all to enjoy. If you can’t make any of these you can support the windmill by visiting …
Royston Cave 2022: A Year of Discovery With the summer holidays fast approaching, this month, St Christopher, our patron saint of travellers, is taking centre stage. We’ll be examining his prominent position in Royston Cave, what his carving might suggest and why it may link to Royston’s ancient crossroad; Icknield Way and Ermine Street. We’ll …
Therfield Heath Conservation – Benches and Burial Mounds on the Heath Therfield Heath contains a number of important archaeological remains, which together form one of the best surviving ancient landscapes in the county. The remains include a Neolithic long barrow and associated Bronze Age barrow cemetery (all scheduled); a length of Iron Age boundary ditches …
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Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens There is a new bench on the Heath, funded by the Friends. Use it to rest your weary legs after a long walk or sit and watch your children play football. The bench is on Sun Hill Common where Sun Hill, Bridleway Way 13 and Briary Lane meet. Sun …
Royston Market Traders… Pots of Paint Creations Pots of Paint Creations is owned by Vicki who established the business in July 2019. Vicki has been working on Royston Market on Saturdays since October 2021 and her venture started when she decided to up-cycle an old chest of drawers. Having caught the up-cycling bug she has …
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Spotlight On… Khandel Light Khandel light is a Hertfordshire based charity, working in the Rajasthan area of India. The charity was set up in 2000 to help offset the effects of global warming, already felt in the desert area of Khandel, where drought and decreasing rainfall had already started to accelerate migration to large cities. …
Out and About… Royston Museum Hello! After months of closure, we are thrilled to be able to officially welcome you back to Royston Museum. We’re now open every Thursday to Sunday, 10am-4pm. And entry is free! Pop in to see our new look and learn about Royston’s past. So, what have we been up to? …
Royston Aid for Ukraine – We Need Your Help… Following on from the huge response to our first campaign in March when, thanks to the overwhelming support of residents from Royston and the surrounding villages, we sent two huge lorryloads of aid to both Poland and directly into the Ukraine. We will be running our …
