Royston Museum relies on its team of volunteers. Without them, the museum would not be open. We want to encourage more people to join in and are looking at ways to make it easier for you to volunteer with us. If you would like to volunteer your skills, expertise, to run a one-off event or […]
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Men’s health is in crisis. Men are dying on average six years earlier than women, and for largely preventable causes. It needs to change, and we can make a difference. We can all name a man in our life who is struggling. It’s something we hate talking about. Talking about our problems is something us
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Royston Photographic Society had another successful exhibition with just over 450 visitors coming to see 50 fabulous images themed ‘Our Planet’ over the weekend of Royston Arts Festival. 1st place – Patrick Flicker with “Blea Tarn”. This picture was taken at Blea Tarn in the Lake District in the Autumn of 2017 on a camera
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Over the last two weeks, Kip McGrath has hidden over 50 books around Royston in the hope that children will hunt them, read them and re-hide them for someone else to read. Having been successful in other towns, the idea of the book hunt is to encourage children to get out and get reading, earning
On Wednesday 9th October, North Hertfordshire District Council’s (NHDC) Royston and District Area Committee awarded grant funding to an organisation that offers local people the opportunity to explore the art of dance. BEEE Creative CIC received £850* to help them run 60 creative movement workshops at the Royston Museum and Art Gallery. The workshops are
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Royston Foodbank will be ceasing operations in the town at the end of November, when project managers Andy and Viv Williams will be retiring to spend more time with their family. The Openhouse Project, also run by Andy and Viv, has generously allowed the foodbank to operate from Market Hill, but from November this building
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Pupils and staff at Icknield Walk First School were lucky enough to have a visit from Megson. Megson are a local Folk duo and have been nominated four times for the BBC Radio Two Folk Award. They performed an interactive and exciting concert for our Reception, Year One and Year Two children, who enjoyed the
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Free Pitches on Royston Market Would you like the opportunity to promote your business on Royston Market? Or are you a charity, club or organisation which could benefit from engaging with the large numbers of people who attend the market every week. If so, why not take advantage of the market’s ‘Community Initiative’ and utilise
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Ice skating can be amazing or dread-fall depending on your skill level but almost always makes for a great family day out. Most rinks are only open for a limited time each year, so here are a few local venues so you can make the most of the winter festivities. The North Pole, Cambridge On
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Royston Town Council Mayor, Councillor Robert Inwood and Jose Hales, District Councillor for Melbourn at South Cambridgeshire District Council joined the Barchester Healthcare team to unveil the brand new marketing suite at Barchester’s luxury care home in Melbourn, Melbourn Springs. On the day of the opening Mr Inwood and Mr Hales cut the ribbon to
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From Tuesday 1st October International artist, Christina Pattison, who lives and works from her studio in Barley, makes a welcome return to the Atrium Art Gallery at the Melbourn Community Hub. Christina, whose work is inspired by her homes in England, France, and Sweden, graduated from St. Albans School of Art in 1988, since when
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Melbourn Hub has been following up on its theme of ‘Mindful March’ from earlier this year when sessions focused on much needed local support were initiated for people living with dementia and those with mental health concerns. The Hub has now started running a monthly Dementia Friends cafe and the first one on Saturday 21st
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