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Community News: 69th Ashwell Music Festivals: Sunday 5th May – Saturday 11th May

Ashwell Music Festival returns this month with a wide variety of musical events. Festal Evensong Sunday 5th May, 6pm, St. Mary’s Church Free. The opening of the Festival is marked by the traditional Choral Evensong. Sacred music will be performed by St. Mary’s Church Choir, with conductor Bene’t Coldstream. Young Musician’s Concert Tuesday 7th May, […]

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Out and About… 398th Bombardment Group (Heavy) 80th Anniversary

This year marks not only the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings but also a more local anniversary, the anniversary of the arrival of the 398th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in Nuthampstead, North Hertfordshire. Families, friends and supporters of the squadrons who were based at Nuthampstead have returned year upon year to show their respect, but

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Community News – Ashwell at Home 2024 ‘Hidden Ashwell’

Ashwell at Home 2024, Sunday 12th May 11am-5pm A great day out for all the family! This beautiful and historic village welcomes visitors from near and far for a whole day of entertainment and fun for all ages at its annual fundraising event ‘Ashwell at Home’. The theme for 2024 is ‘Hidden Ashwell’ and there

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Community News – Royston Arts Festival 2024

Royston Arts Festival will be taking place between 20th September – 5th October, and local organisations and creative businesses are invited to submit their entries and get involved! Last year’s Festival saw an audience of 5,000 attending the 75+ events, from music, drama, workshops, community events, talks and exhibitions. This year is set to be

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Out and About… Thriplow Daffodil Weekend

Thriplow Daffodil Weekend returns this year on 16th and 17th March and preparations are in full swing for a fun weekend. Volunteers are being recruited, attractions and stallholders have been booked and the committee are super busy with final preparations. The committee planted a further 50,000 daffodil bulbs last autumn to ensure another stunning display

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Community News: Barkway Market set to return to Manor Farm, Barkway on Saturday 11th May!

Barkway Market, a quintessential English country event, will take place again this year on Saturday 11th May in Barkway, Hertfordshire. Held within the grounds of Manor Farm, one of Barkway’s oldest houses, and with a craft fair in the Church, Barkway Market is expected to attract around 4,000 visitors. ​Barkway is part of the old

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Out and About… Jazz at The Old Bull

In 2017 Dave Rance and the Rockin’ Chair Band started playing jazz on Monday lunchtimes in Royston on a monthly basis.  The band play Traditional, New Orleans and Dixieland-style jazz along with providing great humour. At the time, some people queried lunchtime on this day of the week but it became a great success. Unfortunately,

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