Community News: Royston Rotary Club… The charity Angels Support, which helps families of children with autism (ASC) and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, was given a £6,000 donation by Royston Rotary Club this week. The club’s president, Phillip Martin, handed over a cheque to the charity’s Bethan Desai and Kirsten Bennet (pictured) at a dinner held …
CADS: The Greatest Show? Rehearsals are now well underway for the next Royston Town Pantomime, presented by local drama group CADS, and it could be their biggest and most spectacular show ever! The Little Mermaid is by Hertford-shire writer Warren McWilliams, who was also responsible for this year’s record-breaking Sleeping Beauty. It tells the story …
Local Club Swims With Olympians Diving into the new swimming season in style, ten lucky winners from Royston Swimming Club (RSC) spent an afternoon with five-time Olympic champion, Adam Peaty, who led the Ultimate Race Clinic at the world-famous London Aquatics Centre. Peaty is one of only six British swimmers to have won gold medals …
Think Like a Repairer The next Royston Repair Café at Coombes Community Centre is on Saturday 18th November 2-5pm. The volunteer repairers team welcomes owners of broken household items (at the last repair session this included four music turntables, four radios, and two electric fans) to book in their items in advance – details below. …
News from Therfield Heath Conservation – Award Winning Project Several exciting habitat management projects are underway across Therfield Heath and Greens. Volunteer help has been so important in delivering grassland restoration but has been limited by tool capacity. Hand tools are a great way to sensitively remove invasive species and effectively remove encroaching scrub, to …
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November Update: The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens The Friends continue to work hard fundraising and promoting the differing aspects of Therfield Heath. In September, we arranged a fascinating Bat walk, our monthly litter pick and the first in the series of wildlife talks, which was an entertaining talk accompanied by beautiful photographs of …
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Spotlight On… Something to Sing About, Royston Choral Society Royston Choral Society continues to celebrate its 50th season with two major choral works – Bach’s B minor Mass – to be performed on Saturday 25th November – and Verdi’s Requiem, their spring concert for March 2024. The choir is also celebrating a record membership with …
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Pet of The Month – Luna Animal Rescue Luna Animal Rescue was founded in October 2013. The main aim was to help rehome dogs who found themselves abandoned and without families, in local and national pounds. Since then we have successfully rehomed well over 300 dogs, who are happily living with their new families. Luna …
The Semitones – A Feast of Talent Named after the smallest interval between two musical notes, “The Semitones”, began as a music group in Foxton Village Hall over 25 years ago, for mothers, fathers, grandparents and childminders, and their smallest human musicians! The group was inaugurated by two local ladies, Rosalind Meese Grove (a teacher) …
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After our Royston Radio official launch on 1st May at the town’s May Fayre, the team have been busy supporting local businesses, community projects and education. With support from Ensum Brown, we have been able to donate an Alexa to Richard Cox House and the Royston Fire Station crew for their enjoyment. We have one …
The 23rd Ashwell Book Weekend at St Mary’s Church Ashwell – Saturday 7th October 10am – 5pm and Sunday 8th October 1.30 – 4.30pm. Entrance £1, children under 16 free. A great selection of second-hand books to browse and buy for children and adults, both fiction and non-fiction. Tea, coffee and home-made cakes are available. …
In 2017 Dave Rance and the Rockin’ Chair Band started playing jazz on Monday lunchtimes in Royston on a monthly basis. The band plays Traditional, New Orleans and Dixieland style jazz along with providing great humour. At the time, some people queried lunchtime on this day of the week but it became a great success. …
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