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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Great Chishill is the highest village in Cambridgeshire and so it is not surprising that a windmill is located here. What is rather surprising is that you can support the trust that looks after the windmill by dancing! David and Wendy McKeown are enthusiastic amateur ballroom and latin dancers who will be running beginners classes
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Croydon Croydon is a lovely peaceful little village. It has a church and a reading room which is available to hire and hosts an annual (and very popular) Classic Vehicle Show each summer. The village pub, the Queen Adelaide, is undergoing renovation. Who’d have thought that this was the scene of a riot! Back in
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Abington Pigotts is a small but lively village in South West Cambs. Consisting of only 60 houses the only facilities are a rather agreeable pub called the Pig and Abbot, the Church and a Village Hall in dire need of refurbishment. The Village Hall was given in trust to the village by the grandparents of
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Did you know that the Herts Air Ambulance receive no direct government or National Lottery funding? It costs £480,000 per month to keep the helicopters from the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust flying and performing their life saving role – not surprising when they fly an average of three missions a day costing around
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Enriching the community… Royston Museum, housed in the old Congregational Church School Room on Lower King Street, contains wonderful stories of local people and the events that have shaped the town and its surrounding villages along with the many fascinating exhibits that represent them. The building itself has a fantastic history having also served time
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You only have to take a stroll along Barkway High Street to see the rich history of the village illustrated by the many handsome historic buildings which grace what was once a stretch of the main route between London and Cambridge. That history accounts for its largely shoestring configuration with the older houses (and once
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