Meldreth Bowls Club Tucked away behind a hedge, almost opposite Holy Trinity Church at North End lies Meldreth Bowls Club. The long winter months look to be ending, the clocks have moved forward and the grass is growing which must herald the start of a new bowls season. A lot of work has been put …
Royston Parkinson’s Cafe… Have you, your partner or somebody you know been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease? We have a monthly chat with tea/coffee and biscuits, in The Old Bull Inn, Royston. Hotel High Street Royston on the last Tuesday of the month between 10.30am and 12noon. The next two meetings are on 26th April and …
Royston Arts Festival 2023 Royston Arts Festival will be held on Friday 29th September to Saturday 1st October and you can still have your say on the content by completing the survey accessible through our website creativeroyston.org This year our theme is ‘Force of Nature’ and we hope this will inspire submissions from the arts …
The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens Will you help water the new trees? Now it is spring, and the four trees planted by The Friends on the Heath in the autumn need watering once a week. They each need a gallon a week, less if we have a very wet spring, maybe more if …
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Spotlight On… Youth activities to benefit young people Police in Royston have been working with local schools and organisations to create more activities for children outside of school. Sergeant Jon Vine and his team recognised that youth provision in Royston was severely lacking, and ever more so since Covid. This has a direct impact on …
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Khandel Light – the Barley based charity have seven amazing runners in this year’s London Marathon on Sunday 23rd April. Our work in Rajasthan is still essential: 350 households receive clean drinking water every month. 100 young people benefit from educational bursaries every year. 700 young women attend the Girls’ Parliament, Sanitary towels are provided …
The magic of music… As Royston Choral Society celebrates its 50th season of concerts, two of the choir’s basses – Neil Sykes and Steve Richards – share insights into the musical influences and tastes that have led them to sing with the choir. Neil writes… I didn’t grow up listening to classical music, other than what …
Community News: Therfield Heath & Greens – Bins, Benches & Birds Following advice from Historic England, benches were removed from two scheduled ancient monuments on the Heath. These Bronze Age burial mounds are excellent viewpoints of the surrounding landscape but unfortunately, erosion from footfall was risking the future of these important archaeological features. Scrub is …
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Royston First, Free Water Refill Stations Royston First’s “Love Where You Live” campaign is focused on reducing the amount of single-use plastic throughout the town and minimising Royston’s overall carbon footprint. They are asking customers and visitors to use reusable water bottles when visiting the town, and have launched a free water refill initiative. So …
Friends Of SADA Friends Of SADA – Survivors Against Domestic Abuse – is a Charity that supports the work of the SADA services (Registered Charity Number 1199030). Friends of work hard throughout the year to provide essential provisions to aid the support of the SADA Services. SADA is a holistic approach that works alongside survivors …
Spotlight On… Luna Animal Rescue Luna Animal Rescue was established in October 2013, so is almost ready to celebrate a 10th birthday! Since then thousands of dogs, cats and small animals have moved from pounds and previous homes, through foster homes and rehabilitation and onto new lives with new families. Luna has taken animals from …
Herts Domestic Abuse: Love Shouldn’t Hurt The run up to Valentine’s Day is hard to miss. The world becomes full of hearts, flowers and chocolates, even in these strange lockdown times. But signs that you or someone you know are experiencing domestic abuse can be far more subtle. Domestic abuse takes many forms – some …
