The end of September sees the return of Royston Arts Festival if you haven’t already been reminded by the programme delivered with The Listing.The Creative Royston committee is proud to unveil the full programme of over 30 events, which this year are themed around “Our Planet”. This year we are very excited to welcome Alison …
Could you spare some time this September to help your local life-saving charity? If so, the staff and volunteers from Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) would love you to join them during National Air Ambulance Week (NAAW) which runs from Monday 9th to Sunday 15th September, raising awareness and collecting donations for the Charity. …
Royston reducing waste – sharing, repairing, re-using There really is no planet B, so now in the time to join millions of others locally, nationally and internationally tackling what many now describe as our climate emergency. This is a particularly busy month with many opportunities to get on board to cut waste. 2nd – 6th …
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Old Royston’s unseen sights Our lives are so full these days – with 24-hour news, mobile phones that can do pretty much everything for communication, including making calls – we can easily go around with our eyes metaphorically shut. We may have become less observant or, as a survival strategy, we cease to take in …
Royston Fire Brigade have become the latest organisation to join up to the Royston Dementia Friendly Community. Organised by Sam Adby from Margaret House Care Home, the community aims to make Royston more accessible to and understanding of anyone living with dementia. Visitors from Margaret House enjoyed a tour of the fire station …
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News from Royston Market – Mr Sharman’s Flower Stall This month we are highlighting one of our longest standing market traders. Mr Sharman’s flower stall has been bringing a burst of colour and fragrance to Royston Market for over 60 years with Gary and Simon currently at the helm on Wednesday’s and Saturdays. With a …
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St John the Baptist Church Update Now that the work on the enabling stage is complete, with the debris from the fire removed and the bells lowered and taken to the foundry for examination and re-casting, we have now started the next stage of the process to restore and refurbish the building. Structural engineers have …
Royston Kite Festival Royston’s blessed with one of the finest stretches of accessible downland anywhere in the East of England, and don’t our sportsmen and women, walkers, runners, dog owners and nature-lovers make good use of it? The Heath’s army of users usually enjoy its wide open spaces singly, in couples, or small groups – …
Out & About… Ashwell Show This year’s Ashwell Show, held on August Bank Holiday Monday, will host exhilarating camel racing for the first time in its 99 year history. This attraction promises to be a thrilling spectacle, with the camels and their jockeys dressed in fantastically colourful Arabian-style outfits. And what’s more – there’s the …
Spotlight On… The RNLI In Royston Having been a member of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) fund raising branch in Royston for over 10 years now I always find it amusing when collecting that people say: “How come the RNLI is in Royston when we are not near the sea?” Of course visitors to …
An hour with Ray Constant, Watch Commander at Royston Fire Station reveals much about what has kept him in the fire service for the past 24 years, the last five based in Royston. A guided tour around the fire station reveals a comfortable but professional setup – with a mess deck where the crew gather …
Tapestry Unveiling After 30 years, we are so excited to be unveiling the completed Royston Tapestry in July. So many people have volunteered their time, expertise, knowledge and skills to bring this work of art to life. Head along to Royston Town Hall from Saturday 6th to Thursday 11th July from 10am – 5pm to …
