Children and Families

News from Home-Start, Royston, Buntingford & South Cambs…

Children and Families, Community News, Loving Local Living, Organisations

Home-Start Royston & South Cambridgeshire has been supporting families since 1983 in North Herts, South Cambs and Buntingford. Home-Start is a registered charity that supports local families with children aged 9 and under who are struggling with post-natal depression, isolation, physical and mental health problems, relationship problems, multiple-aged children, bereavement and many other issues. Parents […]

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Business Profile: Bow Books, World Book Day Celebrations

Business Profiles & News, Children and Families, Community News, Loving Local Living, Professional

World Book Day is on 7th March. We have £1 books in store for children aged 5-12 years, to come in and exchange with their tokens.      As part of the celebrations, we have local author Maria Sproulle joining us on Saturday 16th March. This event is for children aged 6-10 years old. DISCOVER

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News from our Local Clubs: Girlguiding Royston Annual Spring Fayre

Children and Families, Loving Local Living

Girlguiding Royston District is holding its Annual Spring Fayre on Saturday 2nd March, 10am-12noon at Royston Town Hall. This event is our main fundraiser of the year and we are raising money towards our Save Christon Hall Appeal (our HQ that is in need of urgent repairs and improvements). There will be a fantastic choice

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Royston’s History – Royston Museum – Celebrating 40 years 1984-2024

Children and Families, Community News, Loving Local Living, Organisations, Royston Museum

It’s been another busy month at the Museum. Sophie has been creating the first of two temporary exhibitions celebrating Royston Museum’s 40th Anniversary this year.  This first exhibition explores the Royston Institute Museum, which opened 168 years before the current museum. Rhian has spent a day in London discovering how to create immersive experiences using

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Out and About… Thriplow Daffodil Weekend

Children and Families, Community News, Leisure, Loving Local Living, Out and About

Thriplow Daffodil Weekend returns this year on 16th and 17th March and preparations are in full swing for a fun weekend. Volunteers are being recruited, attractions and stallholders have been booked and the committee are super busy with final preparations. The committee planted a further 50,000 daffodil bulbs last autumn to ensure another stunning display

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News from Icknield Walk First School: Superheroes!

Children and Families, Community News, Loving Local Living, News From Our Schools

Children in Year 1 at Icknield Walk First School have been enjoying their ‘Superheroes’ topic. Children came into school dressed as their favourite Superhero which was very fortunate as they had a special mission to complete. Wicked Professor Spade had stolen some classroom dolls and buried them in the mud. Taken from the exciting and

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Community News: Barkway Market set to return to Manor Farm, Barkway on Saturday 11th May!

Children and Families, Community News, Loving Local Living, Out and About

Barkway Market, a quintessential English country event, will take place again this year on Saturday 11th May in Barkway, Hertfordshire. Held within the grounds of Manor Farm, one of Barkway’s oldest houses, and with a craft fair in the Church, Barkway Market is expected to attract around 4,000 visitors. ​Barkway is part of the old

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