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Out & About: Ashwell at Home 2026 – A Day of Food, Music & Community

Save the date for Ashwell at Home, Sunday 10th May, 11am-5pm. The annual fundraising event is held in Ashwell, North Herts, and events include the Farm-to-Fork mini-festival alongside regular favourites, including Open Gardens featuring local music pop-ups and artists workshops. There will be a variety of street food trucks for every taste, craft beer, and […]

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Recruitment & Volunteering Opportunities

Our Readers’ Survey showed strong interest in local volunteering. This new feature, in print and online aims to connect volunteers with local organisations needing an extra pair of hands. The Alzheimer Society are looking for volunteers for their new Together Group, starting 16th April in Royston, and running on the third and fourth Thursday of

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Royston Library: April Update…

Easter Fun at Royston Library, As the days grow longer and spring arrives, Royston Library is offering a full programme of activities to keep children entertained over the Easter break. Regular favourites: Baby Rhyme Time continues on Wednesday mornings and Friday afternoon Story Times also remain part of the weekly schedule. Families are reminded that these sessions

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Out & About: One of Hertfordshire’s popular country shows, Barkway Market returns on Saturday 9th May…

The event dates back to medieval times and was re-established in 1977 as a ‘Street Market’ when residents wanted to raise money for a village party to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. Nowadays, the annual Market is organised by a team of volunteers on behalf of Barkway Village Hall, which is a registered charity and

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Things to Do: Play Golf – Women’s Academy – Royston Golf Club

Learn to Play Golf with the Women’s Academy at Royston Golf Club Is there a more beautiful place to learn to play golf than on Therfield Heath? Royston Golf Club offers women the opportunity to learn to play golf, make new friends and enjoy Therfield Heath in a new way through its Women’s section and

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Royston Environmental Group: Be Sustainable this April – Small & Beautiful…

Many people think of saving the whales or the rainforests when they speak of environmental issues. These are definitely important but they are far removed from our homes. More locally, you might make a special trip to Therfield Heath to see the Pasque flowers or blue butterflies, or go to other local Nature Reserves such

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The Listing: April Cover Photography – Bluebells

Our April cover photography features bluebells this month, taken by local photographer, Chris Hornby. Chris has always been a keen photographer, with his passion being wildlife photography. Alongside this interest, he has been running his own businesses since 1990, including a Mortgage Advice business established in 1999. Over the years, this experience has given him

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Community News: The Chalk Hare, Now Open After Renovation

The transformation of Banyers House, into the Chalk Hare, the latest member of the Acorn family of pubs, is now complete. The doors opened to the public at 12noon on Thursday 26th March after a couple of preview evenings for the local Royston residents to say thank you for their ongoing support. The 50 strong

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Royston Museum Highlights by Emma: Coming up April…

Every year, the Hertfordshire Association of Museums holds an annual awards ceremony to celebrate the work of our county’s Museums. This year, we were thrilled to be awarded the Environmental Sustainability Award for the second year running, this time for our Green Festival, which we ran in partnership with Royston Environmental Group. Three of our

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Community News: Royston Town Council – Community Service Award 2026

Last week, Royston Town Council celebrated and recognised our wonderful community champions for their hard work and dedication.         Community Service Award 2026  Presented to Alan Barlow –  In recognition of his outstanding dedication and commitment to improving the lives of others in our community (Steve Jackson, Chairman of RTFC to Receive the

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