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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Friends of Therfield Heath Nearly half way through the year and at the time of writing this, and we are all looking forward to more freedom from lockdown. However, Therfield Heath has continued for many of us to be a place of enjoyment, and recharging our “batteries”. The committee of The Friends were delighted to
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Debunking 3 of the most common myths about going plastic-free Certain assumptions can be made about any lifestyle choice and often it can seem harder than it really is. I’m here to reveal some myths you may be thinking about when living without plastic. Myth 1 – You have to throw out all of your
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Essential Support Services The Listing’s handy guide of essential support numbers and websites. Business support: Business support mentoring scheme 1-2-1 mentoring sessions for micro, small or medium sized business in Hertfordshire www.herts.ac.uk/enterprise-zone/grow-your-business/business-support/support-in-hertfordshire/business-support-volunteers Domestic Abuse Support: Cambridge Women’s Aid www.cambridgewa.org.uk Call 01223 361214 Cambs Domestic Abuse Service www.cambsdasv.org.uk Herts Domestic Abuse Helpline A free
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Watford FC are helping men ‘Shape Up’ in Royston The Shape Up Herts campaign has a 6 year history of helping men aged 18 to 65 to improve their fitness & nutrition habits and lose weight and for the first time, it is available to Men in Royston. The programme was originally set up in
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