Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service are offering free Home Fire Safety Visits. This isn’t just to check that you have working smoke detectors but to inform you of the most up to date fire safety advice available. As firefighters, they are exposed to multiple incidents that happen at home, with prior knowledge these could have […]
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This term, local author Marion from Story Meadow is sharing her first children’s book, ‘Billy Bunny and the Woodpecker Nest’, with schools in the area. During her FREE author visit she reads the storybook to children in assemblies using audience participation and natural craft demonstrations to bring the story to life. Her beautiful, hardcover picture
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The 4th Barkway Literary Festival takes place on Saturday 4th October, between 10am and 8.30pm. Tickets are £10 per session or £40 for the day. Children’s events are £5 and an adult enters for free. There are 13 sessions to choose from, including the promotional tour of the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs, Addenbrooke’s Hospital Deputy
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This month Royston Photographic Society turn their spotlight on photographer David Waters. David joined the Royston Photographic Society after visiting the annual exhibition at the Royston Arts Festival some years ago. He was most impressed with the images on display, and convinced by the friendly members at the event that ‘everyone’ could take excellent photographs
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Back in July, BBC’s The One Show visited Royston to film a short piece about trumpet soloist Alison Balsom OBE. As part of the segment, they filmed Alison rehearsing with Royston Town Band at the Heritage Hall in Royston Town Hall, which was kindly provided by Royston Town Council. Charmian Flowerday, Chair of Royston Town
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Curwens Gallery in Royston will showcase the work of Bassingbourn artist Della Dickerson on Saturdays 4th, 11th and 18th October 2025, from 10am to 1pm. Della first discovered her passion for painting in 2002–03 after an illness led her to join a beginners class at Melbourn College. After several years of study she struck out on
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Check out the latest Halloween Events taking place in the area
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Royston and District Probus Club, a club for retired professional and business men, meet on the second Thursday of each month for lunch and socialising. On alternate months a guest speaker is invited. On 14th August the speaker was DJ Bassan who came from RBN Gurdwara Sahib Northampton – Gurdwara is a place of worship-
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A Motorsport First: 24-Hour Charity Driveathon at Langley Park Rally School On Saturday 13th September 2025, Langley Park Rally School in Essex will host a first-of-its-kind motorsport challenge – a continuous 24-hour Driveathon in support of Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, alongside Parkinson’s UK, Cancer Research UK, and Young Stroke Victims. In a remarkable show
Two of Royston’s largest and best-loved community groups – the town’s u3a and its Rotary club – joined together this week for an evening of celebration. Jackie Gellert, who has served as Chair of Royston u3a since its relaunch ten years ago, was invited with husband Ralph to dinner with Rotary at the town’s golf
How it all started! The inspiration for The Listing came way back in 2005, when founder Cath had two young children, and was always on the look out for free or low-cost activities to do as a family. “I grew up in the area so knew there were so many things going on, especially in
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