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Business News: The Functional Fitness Centre – Coming Soon!

A warm welcome to Royston! This February, we’re opening The Functional Fitness Centre right here in Royston, and we’d love to introduce ourselves to the community. We’ve created a fitness space that’s genuinely for everyone. Whether you’ve never been to a gym before, you’re a seasoned athlete, you’re getting back to exercise after having children,

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Business Profile: Operation Overlord – Live Escape Room Experience

Operation Overlord: The Fate Of D-Day Is In Your Hands In this exclusive collaboration with Royston Museum, Great Escapists are proud to launch Royston’s first Escape Room experience. Operation Overlord is an immersive game experience with live actors, where you solve puzzles and clues to complete a mission – and learn more about the real-life

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Out & About: Barkway Pantomime “Snow White and the Seven Goggle-Eyed Monsters”

Get ready for laughter, music and mayhem as the Barkway pantomime returns in early February with Snow White and the Seven Goggle-Eyed Monsters – the 33rd annual production by the Barkway Players. This original new panto has been written by members of the group, giving a much-loved fairy tale a distinctly local and delightfully daft,

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Royston Cave February Highlights: Richard Caister Pilgrim Badge

Merchandise may seem a recent commercial development, but during the medieval period there were mass-produced metal badges sold at holy shrines as proof of pilgrimage, and to identify the wearer for hospitality. There is one badge, of Richard Caister, that has been identified which bears a resemblance to the carving in the cave situated in

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What’s New! In Royston & Beyond this February…

This month we’re bringing you even more exciting updates – from brand-new businesses opening their doors and milestone celebrations! What’s New… Great Escapists Escape Room – Opening 27th February within Royston Museum greatescapistsescaperooms@gmail.com – www.greatescapistsroyston.com – FB & Insta The Functional Fitness Centre Opening in February – 10 Lower Gower Rd, Royston 07786 982 770

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Royston Environmental Group: Be Sustainable this February

Are you a dedicated follower of fashion? Fast fashion has transformed the way we shop, but its cost to the planet and society is staggering. The fashion industry is responsible for around 10% of global carbon emissions and growing. The environmental footprint extends beyond carbon: the industry is the second-largest consumer of water worldwide, using

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Club News: Royston Photographic Society: Karen Akers

This month Royston Photographic Society have their Secretary Karen Akers centre stage to share her photography. Karen moved to Royston in 2018 and joined the society having previously been a camera club member elsewhere. She is a long standing photographer but her photography has taken a different direction in recent years. Through practise and attending

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Community News: February News from Therfield Heath & Greens…

As spring approaches, we can reflect on a successful winter at Therfield Heath. Our free mulch giveaway events in December and January were very popular, with all seven large bags quickly emptied by the local community. Chipping cleared scrub into mulch, and sharing it locally, is a far more sustainable alternative to burning. Over £100

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Royston Museum Highlights by Emma: Coming up in February

We’re well under-way with our two exciting developments at the Museum: to install air source heat pumps, and to update the Museum’s displays. One of our first jobs in January was to empty our display cases and to move them to enable the installation of our new heating system. Once the new heating units are

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Community News: It’s Official – Royston’s Cinema is Coming Back!

After two years without a cinema, Royston could soon see one of its most cherished community spaces brought back to life. On Monday 19th January, Royston Town Council voted on an ambitious proposal to relaunch the Town Hall as ‘The Royston Venue’ – a multi-use community hub that will once again screen films while opening

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