Crowds flocked amid glorious sunshine to the 7th Steam at the Hoops in Bassingbourn on Saturday 21st May. Held at The Hoops to raise money for the Village Pensioners outing and local Charities the event goes from strength to strength. This year it was attended by no less than three magnificent local Showman’s Road Locomotives, […]
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Hertfordshire’s “unsung lockdown heroes” were celebrated this month thanks to a Therfield pub’s efforts to spread a little happiness. Run in conjunction with Abode Town & Country estate agents in Royston, The Fox and Duck hosted the Lockdown Heroes Night on Thursday, 12th May, where more than 60 people descended for the event. The finalists,
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Duchess of Sutherland Steams through Cambridgeshire… Heading for Windsor and Eton the famous locomotive, the ‘Duchess of Sunderland’, is captured on camera powering through Meldreth station on a journey that started at Norwich earlier on Saturday morning. The engine was one of a number of 4-6-2 class Pacifics designed by the very ingenious and talented
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The Crow’s Nest Theatre in Royston Grand Opening begins with ‘Teechers’ by John Godber… For many years residents of Royston and the surrounding villages have had to make the trip to Cambridge, Stevenage or Hertford if they want a night at the theatre or to enjoy good, live music. Limitless Academy of Performing Arts have
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End of Topic Celebrations at Icknield Walk First School Year 2 and Year 4 pupils at Icknield Walk First School have celebrated the end of their topics with an exciting dress up day. Pupils in Year 4 came dressed as Vikings and participated in many creative and engaging activities, including writing Viking runes, making a
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Reception Teacher Mrs Williams, completes a 50-mile race over the South Downs Way… Mrs Williams, one of the Reception teachers at Icknield Walk First School, completed a 50-mile race over the South Downs Way during the Easter Holidays to raise funds for the school raising over £2,000 so far. Mrs Williams decided to support Icknield
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Pulsatilla Vulgaris is the rather uninspiring name for the bright purple and yellow flower featured on our cover this month. It’s more commonly known as Pasque Flower and, rather more excitingly, as Dane’s Blood. The Pasque Flower is the county flower of Hertfordshire and it blooms in late March / early May on the well
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Royston Market Traders – Mr Taco Mr Taco’s authentic freshly cooked Mexican street-food can be found on Royston Market every Wednesday. The owner Ozzy (pictured) has built up a considerable following which is no surprise as the only Mexican food outlet in the town – while also being exceptionally tasty! The extensive menu includes quesadillas,
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Your Wedding Day is one of the most important days in your life. That’s why we believe that your Engagement and Wedding rings are some of the most important pieces of jewellery you will ever purchase. Not only do they need to look fabulous, reflecting your hopes and dreams, but they must also last a
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To ring the changes in 2022, we are focusing on a trader from Royston Market each month. To start the series, we are profiling Joanne, owner of ‘The Fudge Can’… This business was founded in 2014 and started life as a charity stall operating in the town centre in Watford where Joanne resided at the
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Our cover photos are from Amy Murphy Photography, a well known and established business in the town. Check out our front covers by Amy Murphy Photography, a well known and established business in the town, providing photographic services to families and businesses from Royston and the surrounding areas. Amy is passionate about maintaining her Royston
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Melbourn Poet has poem published after winning competition… Elizabeth (Betty) Murphy of Melbourn was delighted to finally see her award winning poem in print after beating 300 other entries in a national ‘Poems in The Pandemic Competition’ which took place last year. Dan Amis, Deputy Manager at Melbourn Springs Care Home, entered Elizabeth into the
