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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April sees the start of Great Chishill Windmill’s popular programme of Open Days. Twice a month on the second and fourth Sunday, the mill’s friendly volunteer guides will open up the mill and provide guided tours of the historic structure. With three picnic tables and wonderful views, it’s a great place for a family visit.
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This Easter, we have pulled together some of our favourite Easter events to keep your little ones entertained over the holidays, from Royston and the wider area. Jurassic Arcade Head to the Grand Arcade, Cambridge, to discover full-size dinosaurs in this Free Jurassic Trail. Each statue will be accompanied by specialist, educational information created in
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Creative Royston are delighted to announce the theme for Royston Arts Festival 2025, which will take place from 20th-28th September: Then and Now. With 2025 marking the 400th anniversary of the death of King James, whose associations with Royston are a rich part of our town’s history, it seemed only fitting for organisations to theme
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