UNCLE is a registered charity based in Royston which principally supports two orphanages in Nepal. The name UNCLE stands for Uplifting Nepal’s Children with Love and Education. We send £5,000 each quarter to pay for the rent, food, clothing, bedding, heating, cooking and medical costs, indeed everything the children and their carers need to survive. […]
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Bridge End Garden was created around 1840 by Francis Gibson, a local Quaker businessman who also built the Fry Art Gallery. Francis’ daughter Elizabeth married Lewis Fry of Bristol and in 1918 the Fry family leased the Garden to the local council. It has been open to the public ever since. Over time, Bridge End
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Wimpole are hosting another 2k and 7k Night Run this March. If you’re looking to take part, but not sure about the whole experience, runner Beth Hart explains what her first time running the event was like! This was the most fun I’ve had in the dark for ages! It was my first time trying
A trip to St Alban’s may well start with a desire to visit the mighty cathedral – the building is the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in Britain and houses the shrine of England’s first martyr. And there is much to see. There are a number of well preserved medieval wall paintings most notably
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Give someone 20 minutes to talk about their life and you never know what you might discover! This month, local shop owner and creative entrepreneur Laura Whitford tells us a little about herself. Where do you live? Royston. I moved here over three years ago. I’ve lived and worked all over Hertfordshire and can honestly say
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Give someone 20 minutes to talk about their life and you never know what you might discover! This month, Pilates Instructor Cathryn Jaffray tells us a little about herself. Where do you live? I live in Royston and have done my whole life. Your favourite Local Shop? My favourite shop is Mia Caro I can
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This building on the High Street in Bassingbourn will be known to many as the Old School Building. A school board was formed in 1874, and a new schoolhouse, with a schoolroom and 2 classrooms and a master’s house attached, was opened on the north side of the high street in 1877. Many of the
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We all know that Royston is full of history, but did you know there is a guided walk around Royston to learn about the stories behind our town? Starting at Royston’s Parish Church, there’s a Trail which takes you round 31 marked points and with the help of this handy little guide, you’re able to unwrap the hidden
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How It Started The parish church of St John the Baptist is the only surviving part of an Augustinian priory, which dates from the latter half of the twelfth century. Between 1164 and 1179 a chapel for three canons was established and this was subsequently raised to a priory, initially for a community of only
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A prominent purple Beech tree which was vandalised in 2012 is about to be given a new lease of life as a piece of public art work at the centre of Royston’s Priory Memorial Gardens. The Beech tree, which had been a firm favourite with users of the park, finally died this year after
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The Town House at Barley is a beautiful building and has been a feature in the village for more than 500 years. Built in 1526, it is thought to have replaced a similar building which had already existed for four hundred years. In 1609 a court session in Buntingford resulted in the jury deciding that
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Probably one of the best ever attended Friday evening meet ups of classic vehicles on the village green at Barrington on Friday evening. No doubt the balmy evening weather certainly assisted the gathering of almost 100 resplendent machines representing over 70 years of motoring, and attracting a record crowd of admirers.
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