Out & About: The Success of Orwell Pannier Market The Orwell Pannier Market has been going for 16 years. From a very modest start outside the Orwell Recreation Ground pavilion in 2004, to inside the Methodist Church Schoolroom then, as more stalls joined, to inside AND outside the Methodist Church Schoolroom! Then 10 years ago …
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The Barrington Classic Car meet is back Friday evening witnessed the welcome return of a fantastic collection of vehicles, paraded on the village green. Eager spectators, who were delighted with the turn out of the pristine models after such a long spell of boredom during the summer months, were treated to an exciting range of …
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Royston Arts Festival takes place between 18th – 27th September, which, owing to the circumstances, is the first ‘online’ festival since the Royston Arts Festival started way back in 1982. The festival theme “A Question of Balance” was chosen partly as a play on the year 2020 and to highlight the importance of wellbeing which …
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Out and About: Royston’s First Virtual Family Festival @Home Royston’s first virtual family festival to bring the fun, festival spirit into our homes this summer and raise money for a great cause. Roll up, roll up! Welcome to Royston’s first-ever Family Festival @ Home! So, we may not be physically attending festivals this summer, but …
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Out and About: Shepreth Wildlife Park Welcome to the Wildlife Walk! Shepreth Wildlife Park is pleased to be able to finally invite their much-loved visitors back to enjoy their luscious green surroundings and lakes, whilst taking in the sights and sounds of a variety of beautiful and exotic species. Join them on their new socially-distanced …
Spotlight on… Royston Girlguiding Our Guiding Light still shines! Up until COVID-19 put a stop to things in March, we have been celebrating 100 years of guiding in Royston. Our opening ceremony on 7th July 2019 focussed on celebrating the historical traditions of Girlguiding, many of which were new experiences for the girls. We ended …
Royston Town Band in Lockdown The band’s last rehearsal together before lockdown was a practice for the upcoming area contest, if we had known what was coming I think we would have made more of a big deal of it! We all know what followed next. There are lots of things that just aren’t the …
“What are we going to do now there’s to be no Kite Festival?” That’s the question Royston’s Rotarians have been asking each other since the club’s Council took the decision to cancel their flagship fundraising event, which was to take place in August on the Heath, as it has for the past quarter of a …
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VE Day at Home When VE Day dawns on 8th May 2020 it will be 75 years since the guns fell silent at the end of the war in Europe. Years of carnage and destruction had come to an end and millions of people took to the streets and pubs to celebrate peace, mourn their …
You’ve probably heard about – or maybe even been involved in – the short film Kettle’s Yard have been making in Royston in collaboration with artists Marcus Coates and Leah Millar, and Royston Cave. Coates has been asking Royston residents about the questions they carry around with them that never get resolved. He placed question …
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE RISK OF COVID-19 TRANSMISSION, ORGANISERS HAVE TAKEN THE DECISION TO CANCEL THIS YEARS THRIPLOW DAFFODIL WEEKEND. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE. Join us for two days of fun activities for all the family with Family Thriplow, Gun Dogs & Fun Dogs and Vintage Thriplow, or amble through over 100 …
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It may be February – but Panto season isn’t yet behind us, at least not in Barkway. A troupe of seasoned local thespians are getting ready to present their 28th annual pantomime, Toad in a Hole. As you might guess, the show is inspired by Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows. Full of colour, music …
