Royston Tapestry Scene Two The Ice Age This month we’re taking a closer look at the second scene of the Royston Tapestry. Our first scene took us back 64 million years. Now, take a massive jump forwards to just 2 million years ago! From then to around 11,000 years ago, the world was in an […]
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Royston road names revealed If they know nothing else about their history, Royston residents are aware that the town stands at the crossroads of two great Roman roads – Ermine Street and Icknield Way – which are themselves believed to be ancient British trackways, though some would dispute this. In the town centre, Icknield Way
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Can you help us? We’re Christine Brown and Jane Wallington, two Royston ladies and we’re collecting on behalf of Smalls for All, a Scottish Charity which collects and distributes underwear to help women and children in Africa. They help those living in orphanages, slums, IDP camps and schools, as well as providing underwear to hospitals
News from Tannery Drift School Olympic Team GB Boxer, Anthony Ogogo, recently visited Tannery Drift First School as part of a promotional tour by the new Aldi Royston store. He led an assembly to the whole school on the importance of a healthy diet and exercise. The children came away from the assembly inspired by
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Royston Runners Congratulations to Tom Beach who represented Hertfordshire at the UK County Athletics Union (CAU) Championships [better known as the UK Inter Counties Champs]. The championships were held on Saturday 9th March at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough. Tom was selected to compete following his fantastic achievement to finish 9th at the Herts Champs in St.
Royston BMX Club is growing! With over 30 years of Club history Royston Rockets BMX Club is going from strength to strength with many riders progressing to Regional and National Level and to the British Championships. The current committee has steadily built the club and the dedicated coaching team have been improving the riding skills
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Behind doors – Offscreen at the Royston Picture Palace When the Priory Cinema in Royston closed on 28 September 2000, after 67 years, there was a public campaign to keep it open. Instead, nearly two years after the curtain had come down on Stuart Little (the film, not the mouse-like star) the building came down
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My Local Life- Antony Vaughan Antony Vaughan, Owner of AV Home Improvements & Handyman Services first started the business with his wife Deb, as he have never enjoyed the 9-5 office life. After transforming his first flat many years ago, then tackling a complete refurbishment of a three bedroom house, he discovered he had a
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Melbourn Hub celebrated their 5th Birthday in February! The Hub in Melbourn is run for the community, by the community. It offers a safe and welcoming place to visit, a café with free WiFi, a library access point and meeting rooms which can be used for leisure or business. With such a wide range
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Feeling Good Week is a Hertfordshire wide event that encourages communities to raise awareness and promote children’s emotional wellbeing by raising awareness of the support that can be accessed within the local community. The children at Icknield Walk First School have celebrated this event by participating in a number of feel good activities, from country
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Great Turnout for Charitable Car Run Well over a hundred classic cars emerged on Melbourn Village College at the weekend to support this year’s Snowdrop Run. The event was the 14th such meet up , which kick starts the season for the Cambridge and District MG Owners Club. This year the 60 mile route took
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Flower Festival Flourishes Again Mid-winter, with its bitter cold, short days, and very little colour in the gardens is not considered the usual time of year to hold a flower festival and most of these displays would be booked in for the Summer months. However, the organisers of a Winter Flower Festival bucked the trend
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