Royston people can be amazing! Royston Rotary Club volunteers were on duty again at Tesco last weekend, collecting for Children in Need. It’s something we’ve been doing for many years, and every year we are amazed by Royston’s willingness to dig deep to help a really good cause such as this. Pudsey Bear came along […]
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Royston Heath Conservation How do you tell poisonous mushrooms apart from the edible ones? You give them to someone else to eat first! (Warning: do not eat the fungi or mushrooms you find please!) Fungi on Therfield Heath This time of year we are saying goodbye to the majority of the wild flowers on the
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My Local Life… Yvonne Wright, from The Wright Accounts Services This month we spoke to Yvonne Wright, from The Wright Accounts Services based in Ashwell. She’s married to Ian Wright (although is keen to point out it’s not the footballer, although the money would be handy!) and they have one daughter, Charlotte who is in
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Be Sustainable: Zero Waste Christmas Christmas can be a magical time of year, but it is also, unfortunately, a time of excess waste: packaging, gift wrap, food, and more. However, Christmas doesn’t need to be so wasteful, and it can be just as much fun without. Here are some tips to get you started with
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Local Markets Royston Market Every Wednesday and Saturday, 8am-3pm. plus Christmas Market on Saturday 18th December at Royston Market Square. To find out more visit: www.facebook.com/RoystonMarket Royston Country Market The market is open 8am -12pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays. We also now have a card machine! We are looking for new bakers to join our
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Spotlight On… Khandel Light We are a small charity, based in Hertfordshire villages, run by volunteers, committed to the empowerment of women and girls, and reducing forced migration from 26 very poor villages in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan. Our team of trustees, many of whom have been with us since the start, have
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Out and About… Santa Sleigh Routes 2021 Santa is back with Royston and District Round Table this year supporting local causes and charities. We will be continuing with social distancing and not knocking on doors this year, however we will be able to collect with our socially distanced buckets! You can also donate directly
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Since the Barley Flower Tower was hoisted into position with the expert help of the Royston Fire service and a band of helpful villagers, its renown has spread far and wide. On 27th June, the rector Ruth Pyke and Flower Tower designer Alison White were interviewed live on BBC Look East and on the 30th
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Local charity, Garden House Hospice Care are inviting their community to join them for this year’s annual festival of remembrance. Garden House Hospice Care provides a wide range of services for patients, their carers, and families facing a life limiting illness. Free specialist palliative care is provided to over 900 adults a year living with
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Caroline Baker Photography Our stunning poppy cover images were taken last summer in Litlington by Melbourn-based web designer Caroline Baker, and are a fitting tribute to the heroes across the world who we commemorate this month on Remembrance Sunday. We are looking forward to our traditional Remembrance Sunday event returning to Royston this November, both
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Melbourn FC raise £4500 for CPSL Mind Last season, Melbourn FC challenged themselves to run or walk a combined 6,000km – the distance between their home ground to the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul and back – to raise money for local mental health charity, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind. Now, the club
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Christmas Wood Turning Gallery Rowland Penfold has for many years exhibited his work at Curwens Gallery in Royston High Street. This year he is once again opening a pop-up Gallery for a few days prior to Christmas. As well as typically seasonal offerings there will be his individual style of wood turning which includes a
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