The 4th Barkway Literary Festival takes place on Saturday 4th October, between 10am and 8.30pm. Tickets are £10 per session or £40 for the day. Children’s events are £5 and an adult enters for free. There are 13 sessions to choose from, including the promotional tour of the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs, Addenbrooke’s Hospital Deputy […]
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Royston Arts Festival 2025 takes place from 19th – 28th September, with over 50 events for all ages and interests, many of them free. Here are some of this year’s highlights: Live Music The Opening Night Concert on Friday 19th September features 6-piece multi-instrumental ‘Tin Giants’, plus ‘Bird In The Belly’ a 4-piece band from
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BikeFest 2025, by Octa Ride, is a one-day festival celebrating all things motorcycles, from custom builds and new releases, to community, food, music, and fun. Connect with fellow biking enthusiasts, enjoy live entertainment, and explore exciting brands and products. The event is family-friendly, with plenty on offer for all ages. Refreshments Live stage with DJs,
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Get your walking boots on Hertfordshire’s much-loved fundraising event, the Great Big Walk for Herts, is back on Saturday 27th September. Organised by Herts based charity Helping Herts, the walk invites residents across the county to take on a 13-mile countryside loop in support of a cause that matters to them. With 12 unique routes to
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This September, Herts Open Studios returns with 148 artists exhibiting in venues across Hertfordshire. This annual event enables artists and makers to open their studio doors, meet visitors, talk about and demonstrate their work, and engage with an audience of art enthusiasts. Enjoy these local Open Studios: The Royston Trio Open Studio – Sue Hartga
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LitFest Live Music festival 2025 – Litlington will come alive this month, with LitFest 2025 – a celebration of live music, community togetherness, and local pride, a free festival on Saturday 26th July bursting with some of the very best independent music artists out now! What began as a simple idea to host a couple of
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The much-loved Barrington Classic Car Meet-Up returns for another exciting season in 2025! ‘Classics on the Green’ meets on the first Friday of the month from April to October, plus a special New Year’s Day meet-up. This relaxed, friendly event is perfect for classic car lovers, families, and local residents. Held on the picturesque green
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The National Garden Scheme gives visitors unique access to over 3,300 exceptional private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, and raises impressive amounts of money for some of the UK’s best-loved nursing and health charities through admissions, teas and cake. Thanks to the generosity of garden owners, volunteers and visitors, they
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Whaddon has a Whitsun tradition seemingly unlike any other in the UK At some point in the past, a practice developed of men going round the village singing a special song on and around Whitsun time. These men held aloft oak branches, and waved them at various points. This tradition fell out of use in
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Following the overwhelming success of last year’s event, LitFest returns on Saturday 26th July 1.45-9pm – FREE Entry – (Gates open from 10.30am – live music from 1.45pm), bringing an exciting day of live music, family-friendly entertainment, and community spirit to Litlington Recreation Centre, just outside Royston. LitFest is an established, grassroots music festival that
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The drawings previously featured on our covers back in May 2020, in honour of the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Discover why, five years later, we’re thrilled to bring these illustrations back for 2025, this time in celebration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day here. The stunning pencil drawings on our covers this month
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Get ready for a fantastic day out at the Royston Town Football Club Summer (Beer) Festival, taking place on Sunday 25th May from 12pm to 7pm at the Club’s ground, Garden Walk, Royston. Whether you’re a beer lover, a foodie, a music fan, or simply looking for a fun day with the family – there’s
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