Children and Families

Out and About… Royston Arts Festival 2024

Royston Arts Festival returns this year on Friday 20th September and runs until Saturday 5th October. This year, popular folk due Megson are opening the Festival with a concert in Royston Parish Church, and the Festival ends with the day-long Barkway Literary Festival, featuring author talks and workshops. Throughout the Festival, enjoy over 50 events […]

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Meet The Alpacas & Cria Capers During the Summer Holidays…

Why not consider Alpaca Walking an unforgettable experience just 15 minutes drive from Royston.   Yew Tree Alpacas, based in the picturesque village of Anstey, near Buntingford,  offers a fabulous Alpaca walking experience in the East Hertfordshire countryside. It’s a fantastic day out for a special occasion or treat for yourself and makes a fantastic present for

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Spotlight On… Royston Allotments Open Day

Royston Allotments are once again opening their gates to the public and heating up the BBQ! The allotment holders would love you to come and visit their beautiful site, at Coombes Hole (at the junction of Green Street and Melbourn Road), Royston, on Sunday 11th August, 11am – 2pm. It’s an opportunity to come and

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Business Profile: Bow Books Royston August Update: Summer Reading & Relaxation…

During August take time out of your working day and relax with a book whilst on holiday or at home. We have hundreds of interesting recent titles, plus our 3 for 2 offers on thousands of secondhand books to keep the whole family engrossed. Books donated for your summer fundraising event, so please contact us if

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Out and About… Summer Holidays, 10 Free or Low Cost Activities

How lucky are we, to have so many free or low-cost events for children and families over the summer holidays?… Enjoy walks and kite flying on the Heath, Priory Memorial Gardens or Ashwell Springs for a fun day out.   The Listing has gathered the best of the events on offer in Royston, SG8 and the

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Community News – August News from Royston Library…

It’s a busy time in the library as we continue with the Summer Reading Challenge which runs until 8th September, helping to keep children’s reading levels up during the long school holiday. We ask children to read at least 6 books during the summer break, rewarding them with stickers along the way and a certificate,

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Royston Cave August Update: The Magic of Royston Cave for Free

We are continually amazed, here at Royston Cave, by the distances that some of our visitors travel, just to visit our town and its unique little cave. We are even more amazed that so many residents of Royston have never been! To try and remedy this, the last couple of years we have invited locals

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Community News: LitFest Festival 27th July 2024 – Celebrates its 3rd Birthday!

LitFest is very proud to celebrate its 3rd Birthday this year! LitFest just 30 days to go and counting! At LitFest, our established festival we strive to host simply the best live music festival around Royston for the whole family. Great news, the line-up just got bigger. We’re thrilled to book more great talent in

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Local Event: Anstey Fair – Sunday 14th July

Anstey Fair is back and looks forward to welcoming you to our new venue behind St George’s Church! In addition to the usual free parking, Tombola, children’s games, nearly new clothes, BBQ, licensed Bar and Teas, look out for new attractions which include:a dog show, a visit from the local police, two children’s competitions: ‘The

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Business Profile: Bow Books Royston July Update: National Book Tokens Winner

Thank you for supporting us throughout our first year. At the end of which Bow Books was proud to be chosen by National Book Tokens as the country’s Bookshop of the Month for June and Paul took part in a ‘Ask the Bookseller’ interview. To read more visit: https://bit.ly/BowBooksBookshopOfTheMonth What makes Bow Books, new and

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