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Sport Around & About: Breeze Cycling
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
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Wimpole Hall & Home Farm – images and text by Clive Porter
Images & captions by Clive Porter
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Spotlight On… Reed School
Nestled in the beautiful rural setting of Reed, midway between Royston and Buntingford, sits Reed First School. With 49 pupils on the roll, the school plays a vibrant role in the local community and has done so for over one hundred years. Built in 1913, the school opened its doors on the 13th October, after
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David Knight
Give someone 20 minutes to talk about their life and you never know what you might discover!  This month, skilled local tradesman & handyman David Knight tells us a little about himself… What’s your name? Well my name is David Knight or Knighty to some! Where do you live? It’s 8 years this year I’ve
Out & About: Therfield Heath
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
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Out and About: It’s that time of year again!
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
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Spotlight On… The Gothic Folly at Wimpole
Frequent visitors to Wimpole, either walking in the park or viewing the Gothic Folly from the garden, will have noticed that during 2014-15 it has been enveloped in scaffolding whilst undergoing major conservation work undertaken by Cliveden Conservation. Made possible through funding from DEFRAs Higher Level Scheme (HLS) managed by Natural England, the conservation of
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Sport Around & About: Royston Runners
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
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Royston Ramblers
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
Spotlight On…Royston
Royston can trace its origins to the 12th century and an Augustine Priory, a mysterious medieval cave, two ancient thoroughfares and a royal palace have shaped the town that we know today. The cave remains, as do the thoroughfares in the shape of the A10 and the A505 and although all that remains of the
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Orwell Pannier Market
There’s a thriving market in Orwell each month. Â Orwell Pannier Market takes place in the Village Hall on the first Saturday of each month, between 10am-12noon. Â Next month’s market on Saturday 5th December promises to be full of Christmas produce, and will run for an extended time, until 2pm. Images & text by Clive
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