Spotlight On… Basstonbury 2021 Basstonbury, the three day village festival put on by Bassingbourn Charities over the August bank holiday weekend, is set to make a return this year. Who are Bassingbourn Charities? We are a Bassingbourn based charity that puts on entertainment events for the local community, with all profits going back into the …
Spotlight On… Barley Flower Tower In February 2021, in the village of Barley, in the midst of what felt like a never ending lock down, Alison White was trying to think of a project to bring the whole village together while still following the rules of the covid pandemic. A few months earlier in December …
To celebrate the range and depth of photography being produced in the club, Royston Photographic Society have gone online with their exhibition which is usually displayed in the Royston Museum & Art Gallery. The purpose of the Celebration is to reflect on the quality of photography in the club after more than 30 years of …
Spotlight On… Melbourn Timebank Melbourn Timebank was set up in 2018 for the people of Melbourn and surrounding villages, acknowledging and building on the strong sense of community already existing, with many brilliant examples of volunteers helping neighbours, contributing to clubs and organisations thereby supporting and enriching the lives of residents. The Timebank’s focus is …
Spotlight On… Coombes Community Centre Coombes Community Centre located on Burns Road in Royston is looking forward to welcoming back many of its community groups, clubs and organisations. During the last year the centre has been able to stay open for those giving blood and support groups for mental health and religious gatherings as it …
Spotlight On… Royston Food Bank Royston Foodbank was set up at the start of last year, and opened their doors at the start of March – just before the pandemic started in the UK. The Foodbank is open for donations and collections every Wednesday and Saturday between 9-11am, based at the Royston Evangelical Church on …
Tesco Royston Extra community superstars Tesco Royston asked our customers to nominate people in our local community that have gone over and above during lockdown. We are pleased to announce the winners who all received a hamper of goodies and a little something to treat themselves. 1. Tom Linnane Head of Year 5 at KJAR …
Marcus Rashford’s campaign to ensure children in need in England receive free meals during school holidays has certainly shone the spotlight on child poverty, so much so that the Government has recently reviewed their policy and is now set to extend free school meal provision beyond term-time. Make Lunch is a voluntary initiative that started …
Spotlight On…Royston Community Breakfast Reflection The Royston Community Breakfast Club, run by Royston Rotary Club, is set up for the organisers of community groups in Royston and District to meet up, support each other and share ideas. Since lockdown they have, of course, not been meeting in person, but continue to keep in touch with …
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What is the thing you miss most at the moment? Before lockdown, there were all sorts of things we took for granted: popping into a shop on a whim; sitting in a café and enjoying a cup of coffee; seeing a friend and giving them a hug. It’s a touchy subject Touch is the first …
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Royston Library re-opened to customers on 17th August. Things are a little different but you will find the same warm welcome. Although we received lots of positive feedback about our temporary Ready Reads service, our customers are now delighted to be able to browse the bookshelves again. Visitors are able to enter the library for …
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Spotlight on… CPSL Mind Charity Like many organisations, at CPSL Mind we have reorganised ourselves in response to Covid-19 and continue to follow government guidance to protect our staff, volunteers and those we support. Working remotely, we have continued to support our clients and the wider community who have mental health concerns as well as …
