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A Fitting Place to Remember – Royston War Memorial – March 2022 marks 100 years since it was unveiled…

A Fitting Place to Remember – Royston War Memorial – March 2022 marks 100 years since it was unveiled… Royston’s war memorial has always been respected as a distinctive example of those erected after the 1914-1918 war.  It has a character of its own, with the statue of a British ‘Tommy’ of that war holding

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Escape to the City

Escape to the City This month I’m taking you to a lesser-known location. Tucked away in the City of London, a short walk away from St Paul’s Cathedral, Postman’s Park is one of London’s quieter spots. This shady garden opened in 1880 on the site of a former churchyard and burial ground, with some of

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Spotlight On: Barley Cricket Club – 2022 is the 175th Season Cricket has been played at Barley!

Spotlight On: Cricket in Barley Although cricket may have been played much earlier, the first recorded game of cricket played by the Barley Club was on the 13th of July 1846 when a team of gentlemen and Barley villagers defeated Barkway in a game probably played in the sheep meadow opposite The Chequers. A return

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