Conservators of Therfield Heath – Therfield in Bloom Forget having to wait till September for this years Chelsea flower show, we have our own wonderful display just on our doorsteps for everyone to come and enjoy. The Heath is displaying some of the most exquisite wildflowers found in the UK, which knowledgeable local residents have […]
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Be Sustainable: Plastic Free Bathroom Routine Often when we make steps to go plastic free it can feel extremely overwhelming so starting with one area of your life first can feel much more manageable so here are my favourite swaps for your bathroom routine… • Bamboo Toothbrush I favour a bamboo toothbrush for its cardboard packaging
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Spotlight On… Basstonbury 2021 Basstonbury, the three day village festival put on by Bassingbourn Charities over the August bank holiday weekend, is set to make a return this year. Who are Bassingbourn Charities? We are a Bassingbourn based charity that puts on entertainment events for the local community, with all profits going back into the
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Aspirations week at Roman Way Academy Children at Roman Way Academy recently took part in Aspirations Week. The children spent the week learning about different jobs and thinking about what they aspire to do in the future. Each day, the children had live video calls with different parents, covering a variety of roles including a
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July Front Covers This month’s front cover photos were taken by Keith Truman, and you may recognise the location, by the Biogen site just off the A505. We feel that they perfectly capture the stormy skies we enjoyed in late May and early June. Keith Truman retired about 10 years ago and is an amateur
Update on Royston Church Since our last update, work within the church has been continuing at a pace although work on the rebuilding of the main arch was delayed due to the problems with sourcing the replacement stone. We are pleased to report that this has been resolved and work is now expected to be
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Spotlight On… Barley Flower Tower In February 2021, in the village of Barley, in the midst of what felt like a never ending lock down, Alison White was trying to think of a project to bring the whole village together while still following the rules of the covid pandemic. A few months earlier in December
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There are few businesses that haven’t been forced to change their sense of direction over the last year, and the Melbourn Community Hub is just one organisation that has found life particularly challenging. With the short notice intermittent lock downs, and the frequently changing laws governing hygiene and social distancing it has meant an unprecedented
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Conservators of Therfield Heath As the good weather comes and larger groups can meet up, we are aware that some people may still want (or need) to avoid crowds. There are around 420 acres of common land within the main Heath and also eight common land greens located in and around Therfield. You can find
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To celebrate the range and depth of photography being produced in the club, Royston Photographic Society have gone online with their exhibition which is usually displayed in the Royston Museum & Art Gallery. The purpose of the Celebration is to reflect on the quality of photography in the club after more than 30 years of
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Survivors Against Domestic Abuse Domestic Abuse is defined as any incident of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members, regardless of their gender or sexuality. This is how Domestic Abuse is defined, but it does not in any
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Be Sustainable: Zero Waste Instead of Recycling Let’s make a quick summary; living zero waste is not the same as recycling. Zero waste is a bigger concept with an overall aim to completely eliminate waste not just manage it. This means the goal is to not send anything to landfill at all. Recycling focuses on
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