Give someone 20 minutes to talk about their life and you never know what you might discover! This month, interior design blind, curtains & soft furnishing expert Linda Turner gives us an insight into her life. Where do you live? I have lived in Litlington 10 years this year. What’s your favourite local place to […]
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Do you fancy yourself as the next Legolas, Katniss or Hawkeye ? Royston Heath Archery Club has a band of around fifty merry men, woman and children who participate in the noble sport of archery. The archers at the club shoot various different bows. The type depends on where you are in your archery life.
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The Old Post Office building, Baldock Street acts as a focal point at the The Cross in Royston. It is a large 2-storey building with a hipped roof and a symmetrical façade following the Classical Style. The Post Office was constructed in 1930’s in the side garden to Upton House originally occupied by the early
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Its Never too Late to Have a Go… Adults are often reluctant to return to swimming. Most adults learned to swim as children either through lessons or school swimming. However, after years of doing our own thing we tend to revert to swimming breaststroke, usually with our heads up trying to avoid the splashing around
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The Icknield Way is unique among long distance trails because it can claim to be ‘the oldest road in Britain’. It consists of prehistoric pathways, ancient when the Romans came; the route is dotted with archaeological remains. It survives today in splendid tracks and green lanes along the ‘chalk spine’ of southern England. The Icknield
Give someone 20 minutes to talk about their life and you never know what you might discover! Starting this month, we introduce our new feature, where we reveal the person behind a local business. This month, marketer Cath Boughton, owner of The Listing Magazine & publishing company Townhouse Publishing Ltd gives us an insight into
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Carpet Bowls was devised as a scaled down version of indoor bowls and was designed to be suitable for playing in small halls. The principle aim of the game is the same as all other bowls disciplines, to deliver your wood closer to the jack than your opponent. However changes had to be made with
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Meldreth has a population of approximately 2,500. The village was once comprised of a number of hamlets, but now forms a continuous settlement of over 3km between Melbourn and Shepreth. The prime meridian runs through the village and the marker in Fenny Lane was unveiled by the Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees in 1999. The
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The Listing has now been delivered free to your door for a full ten years! Ten years ago the aim was to provide Royston with a publication that has the needs of the community at heart and highlights the very best of what the town offers. Today that aim is as important to us as
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Litlington is a pretty, if quirky, little village with a thriving community spirit at its heart. Pretty because of its numerous 16th and 17th Century timber framed cottages, some of which remain thatched, surrounded by beautiful open countryside. Quirky because it is home to Cambridgeshire’s first village one-way system, introduced temporarily during World War II,
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Founded in 1875 “The Crows” are the third oldest club in Hertfordshire after Hitchin and Bishops Stortford and in December this year the Club will be celebrating its 140th anniversary. It really is a truly remarkable achievement when you think that Disraeli was Prime Minister when the club was formed and has since seen a
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The Professional Golfers’ Association tries to get more women golfing… The PGA is embracing Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign by striking out with a bold bid to get more women playing golf. It has launched its own This Girl Golfs with aims of the campaign including breaking down the myths and misconceptions that might
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