This year the Royston and District Chamber of Commerce are re-launching the Royston Business Awards. Julia Brooks, Chairman, said “We are delighted to celebrate the achievements of the diverse and innovative businesses we have in our town and surrounding villages. This award ceremony allows us to showcase the entrepreneurial spirit behind these businesses and help …
As you can imagine, not much passes us by here at The Listing. We all live in Royston and our office is now on John Street in the Town Centre, so we keep pretty close to what’s going on. Whilst there are of course areas for improvement in Royston (as there is in every small …
MF Tennis Coaching programme is growing fast. High quality coaching is now not only held at Royston Tennis Club, but also Melbourn Tennis Club and Barley Tennis Club with plans to grow the programme further. Now with 2 qualified coaches, Matt Fellingham, and Nathan O’Looney, along with many level 1 and 2 qualified assistant coaches. …
The 2016 season marks the 226th year of Royston Cricket Club. The club continues to grow both its youth and adult cricket, with the reintroduction of a 3rd team playing at Whaddon. The club plays its home matches at Therfield Recreation Ground. We are pleased that the club will be sponsored by Johnson Matthey. This …
Breezing into an active lifestyle Fancy feeling fit and healthy without having to slog away at the gym? Breeze bike rides might just be the answer for you. British Cycling’s Breeze is the biggest programme ever to get more women into riding bikes for fun. Organised by female British Cycling Breeze Champions, the free rides …
Today we love the 420 acres of the Heath as a place to walk (either with dogs or without), to play golf, rugby, tennis, to sledge and to fly kites. We are lucky to have the wide open space on our doorsteps and to be able to enjoy spending time communing with nature! The …
Corvus Amateur Drama Society (CADS) is Royston’s much loved amateur drama group, performing since the 1940s. This image is from the 1968 performance of Ali Baba – here in Royston pantomime’s popularity has endured. As usual this year’s production is much anticipated… This time round is a particularly hilarious take on the traditional story of …
Do you fancy yourself as the next Legolas, Katniss or Hawkeye ? Royston Heath Archery Club has a band of around fifty merry men, woman and children who participate in the noble sport of archery. The archers at the club shoot various different bows. The type depends on where you are in your archery life. …
Its Never too Late to Have a Go… Adults are often reluctant to return to swimming. Most adults learned to swim as children either through lessons or school swimming. However, after years of doing our own thing we tend to revert to swimming breaststroke, usually with our heads up trying to avoid the splashing around …
Royston Runners has been an active running club since 1985 and it celebrated its 30th birthday in November last year. The club is based at the Heath Sports Club in Royston. The club is active in the Herts League for both the mid week league in the Summer and Cross Country in the Winter but …
Rambling has a long history in and around Royston – not a surprise given the fantastic countryside and beautiful villages that surround us. In 1983 the Royston Ramblers Group was founded and in 1984 the Herts & North Middlesex Area was formed. The group now has about 180 members though not all come on walks …
Carpet Bowls was devised as a scaled down version of indoor bowls and was designed to be suitable for playing in small halls. The principle aim of the game is the same as all other bowls disciplines, to deliver your wood closer to the jack than your opponent. However changes had to be made with …
