On Wednesday 9th October, North Hertfordshire District Council’s (NHDC) Royston and District Area Committee awarded grant funding to an organisation that offers local people the opportunity to explore the art of dance. BEEE Creative CIC received £850* to help them run 60 creative movement workshops at the Royston Museum and Art Gallery. The workshops are …
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Royston Foodbank will be ceasing operations in the town at the end of November, when project managers Andy and Viv Williams will be retiring to spend more time with their family. The Openhouse Project, also run by Andy and Viv, has generously allowed the foodbank to operate from Market Hill, but from November this building …
Could you Help at Home? East Anglian families need you! Here East Anglia’s Children’s Hopsices care for children and young people with life-threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk as well as supporting their families. We offer families flexibility and control over where they receive their care and support, including where their child dies …
Tara McGovern started at Therfield First School based in Therfield, as Headteacher in September 2015. This month The Listing caught up with Tara to find out more about the person behind the headmistress. What’s your name? Tara McGovern Where do you live? I live in Stevenage but am the Head of Therfield First School and …
Pupils and staff at Icknield Walk First School were lucky enough to have a visit from Megson. Megson are a local Folk duo and have been nominated four times for the BBC Radio Two Folk Award. They performed an interactive and exciting concert for our Reception, Year One and Year Two children, who enjoyed the …
Free Pitches on Royston Market Would you like the opportunity to promote your business on Royston Market? Or are you a charity, club or organisation which could benefit from engaging with the large numbers of people who attend the market every week. If so, why not take advantage of the market’s ‘Community Initiative’ and utilise …
Ice skating can be amazing or dread-fall depending on your skill level but almost always makes for a great family day out. Most rinks are only open for a limited time each year, so here are a few local venues so you can make the most of the winter festivities. The North Pole, Cambridge On …
Royston Town Council Mayor, Councillor Robert Inwood and Jose Hales, District Councillor for Melbourn at South Cambridgeshire District Council joined the Barchester Healthcare team to unveil the brand new marketing suite at Barchester’s luxury care home in Melbourn, Melbourn Springs. On the day of the opening Mr Inwood and Mr Hales cut the ribbon to …
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From Tuesday 1st October International artist, Christina Pattison, who lives and works from her studio in Barley, makes a welcome return to the Atrium Art Gallery at the Melbourn Community Hub. Christina, whose work is inspired by her homes in England, France, and Sweden, graduated from St. Albans School of Art in 1988, since when …
Melbourn Hub has been following up on its theme of ‘Mindful March’ from earlier this year when sessions focused on much needed local support were initiated for people living with dementia and those with mental health concerns. The Hub has now started running a monthly Dementia Friends cafe and the first one on Saturday 21st …
Hockey was first played on Therfield Heath in 1957 and although Royston Hockey club currently play home games in Cambridge we have moved our clubhouse base to Royston Golf club and continue to thrive with five senior teams. Three Men’s and two Ladies teams play competitive Hockey in the East Leagues. The big plan is …
Over the August Bank Holiday weekend, 27 members of the the Royston BMX Racing Club travelled to Derby for the 2019 BMX British Championships along with almost 1300 other riders travelling from across the British Isles. For the Royston club this was the largest number of riders taking part and a few made podium positions …
