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Out & About… LitFest Live Music Festival 2025

LitFest Live Music festival 2025 – Litlington will come alive this month, with LitFest 2025 – a celebration of live music, community togetherness, and local pride, a free festival on Saturday 26th July bursting with some of the very best independent music artists out now! What began as a simple idea to host a couple of […]

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Royston weekly free auction valuation day – Hansons Hertfordshire, lumen rd, royston …

Curious about the value of your heirlooms or antiques? Got items you’re looking to sell at auction? Join the Hansons experts for a fabulous Valuation Day! This informal and fun event is your chance to get your treasures assessed by an expert. Bring your gold, jewellery, silver, medals, coins, collectibles, and antiques to our weekly

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Business News: Brown&Co Estate Agents Welcome Harry Simmonds

Brown&Co Welcome Harry Simmonds Brown&Co are delighted to welcome Harry Simmonds as Residential Sales Manager and Divisional Partner, leading the firm’s residential services across Cambridgeshire. With over 13 years of experience in the property industry, Harry brings a wealth of expertise and a strong reputation for delivering outstanding results. Having worked with several well-established firms,

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Club News: Royston u3a Celebrates 10th Birthday!

It’s official – Royston u3a has reached its 10th anniversary and marked the occasion with a celebratory tea party at the June meeting. With over 400 members and a diverse range of interest groups, the organisation continues to thrive and grow. Chair Jackie Gellert thanked the committee, group leaders and members for their support, saying:

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Out & About: The Barrington Classic Car Meet-Up is Back for 2025!

The much-loved Barrington Classic Car Meet-Up returns for another exciting season in 2025! ‘Classics on the Green’ meets on the first Friday of the month from April to October, plus a special New Year’s Day meet-up. This relaxed, friendly event is perfect for classic car lovers, families, and local residents. Held on the picturesque green

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A Question of Royston: “Fish Hill Square”

Continuing our republished series, “A Question of Royston”, covering the little-known history of Royston, as written by the late Councillor F John Smith (1932-2021). Fish Hill Square is based at the north end of Market Hill and Fish Hill, where those two streets and John Street, Church Lane and Jepps Lane meet. Until shortly after

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Citizens Advice: Volunteering: How You Can Get Involved

Volunteering: How You Can Get Involved and the Many Benefits it Can Bring You! Citizens Advice North Hertfordshire (CANH), a local charity offering free, confidential advice, is looking for new Volunteer Advisers. How You Can Help Our volunteers come from all backgrounds, bringing unique skills and experiences. They may be students gaining work experience, people

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Club News: Royston and District Local History Society Celebrates 60 years

The Society was delighted that so many invitees were there in The Old Bull to celebrate this milestone celebration with them on 1st May. Many of our esteemed members have been part of this journey from the very beginning, and some can trace their involvement to the inaugural meeting in January 1965. Their contributions were

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Community News: Royston Wins Bee Friendly Status-Second Bee Friendly town recognised in North Herts

The team at John O’Conner have supported North Herts Council in achieving their second Bee Friendly Status, in Royston. This achievement, which was appropriately announced on World Bee Day, is a continuation of John O’Conner’s Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control teams’ sustainability initiative, and included another ‘Bee Part Of It’ event. The teams are currently also working on a second bee

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Community News: Barkway Market Raises Over £25,000 for Local Causes

Visitors enjoyed a quintessential, charity day out at Barkway Market and helped to raised record funds for the local community. The sun shined and visitors poured into this year’s Barkway Market on Saturday 10 May, which raised over £25,000 for the local community. The quintessential English country event, which is a charity event and takes place

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Community News: Curwens Solicitors Art Gallery Present: A Summer Exhibition by Phyllis Dunseth Art this July

This July, Curwens Solicitors Gallery and Libellule are bringing a vibrant burst of creativity to Royston with a thought-provoking exhibition by artist Phyllis Dunseth Hart. A multidisciplinary artist whose work spans glass, painting, digital installations, and sculpture, Phyllis brings a unique and deeply reflective body of work to the local scene. About the Artist Phyllis

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