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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Young Photographers Competition Aspiring young photographers aged between seven and 17 are being asked to submit a photo on the theme “Colours of Nature”, set by the Rotary Club of Royston. Readers may recall that this year’s winners were Olivia Frost, aged 11, from Royston with a picture titled “Blackbird”, and Jack Kirby, from Foxton,
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Art in Town Royston Arts Society’s display of paintings in Royston Library is back! The Society is delighted to announce that it has reinstated this popular feature, in a valued collaboration with the Library, after a long gap caused by Covid-related restrictions. Members of RAS exhibit their paintings – all of which are for sale
Be Sustainable: Why is Food Waste a Problem? You may not give too much thought when you throw food in the bin, but doing so can have a huge negative impact on the environment. If collected as general waste, food waste reaches landfill sites where it isn’t exposed to enough oxygen and so it begins
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Spotlight On… Guilden Morden Village Market Launched in April 2021, Guilden Morden Village Market is a monthly market based at The Three Tuns, a community-owned pub in Guilden Morden. Following periods of lockdown, the market was launched to provide a place where people could shop in the open air, meet their friends and neighbours and
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Out and About… Remembrance 2021 At the time of writing this article, much work is going on for the preparations for Armistice Day on the 11th November, and Remembrance Sunday on 14th November 2021. The plan is to hold the services and parade as was normal pre-pandemic; this of course could be subject to change
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An exciting new display by a Cambridge artist has just opened at a popular community hub. Rebecca Stark, well known in the City for her beautiful handmade clocks and unique art, which is developed with a wide range of medium including acrylics, gouache, pen and ink and graphite and pastel, is currently displaying an exciting
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The sun was shining and the smiles were out for our new Early Years children as they arrived into their new classes on Monday 6th September. It is always a magical moment where bonds begin to be formed and expectations are set; in a safe environment that creates happy, successful and ambitious learners. Mrs Williams,
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News from Our Local Markets Royston Market Royston Market Square – Every Wednesday and Saturday, 8am-3pm. Something different every week on Royston Market: Handmade jewellery, ladies fashion, upcycled furniture. health and well-being products, ceramics, candles and wax melts, giftware, antiques, cards, cushions and fabrics, children’s toys, fantastic flower stall, lawn mowers and garden accessories, golf
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