Royston LIVE at… The Royston British Legion After seven happy years at The Old Bull Inn – Royston Folk Club has relocated to The Royal British Legion in Mill Road, under a new name … Royston LIVE … Here, in a bigger space, they can continue to offer around 100 people amazing LIVE music, but […]
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Out & About – Strictly for Charity The BBC TV show “Strictly Come Dancing” has been a huge success with audiences old and young, since it first hit our screens in 2004. The show has seen record numbers of viewers waiting breathlessly for the results, the format has been sold to more than 60 countries
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Pulsatilla Vulgaris is the rather uninspiring name for the bright purple and yellow flower featured on our cover this month. It’s more commonly known as Pasque Flower and, rather more excitingly, as Dane’s Blood. The Pasque Flower is the county flower of Hertfordshire and it blooms in late March / early May on the well
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Back for a second year, this February why not take a trip around the villages of Guilden Morden and Steeple Morden, and enjoy the Art Trail? It is hard to imagine that this time last year, we were all living under a strict lockdown and only allowed out for a limited period. It was then
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Therfield Heath Conservation Friend of mine rented a farm vehicle but got ripped off. It was a con-tractor. Unlike the joke above, we have some excellent contractors on site so far this winter, you might have seen them working hard across the site to help improve the habitat for wildlife and humans alike. We have
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Escape to the City… January can be a grey and miserable month, with Christmas behind us and summer still a long time away. This year brighten up the month by heading to the Columbia Road Flower Market, an outdoor street market set on a road of Victorian shops in East London. Most of the stalls
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CADS Present Royston Pantomime 2022 – Snow White (in the round) Corvus Amateur Drama Society CADS are delighted that January 2022 will see the return of Royston Pantomime. This brand-new production of Snow White by John Yates will give audiences a fresh view of the much-loved fairy tale. With an extra matinee performance, it brings
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Escape to the City… Before moving to London, South London had not been on my radar of places to visit in the city. Now that I live south of the river, I am starting to love south London, dare I say it, more than the main city. One of my favourite areas is Battersea, a
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Out and About… Santa Sleigh Routes 2021 Santa is back with Royston and District Round Table this year supporting local causes and charities. We will be continuing with social distancing and not knocking on doors this year, however we will be able to collect with our socially distanced buckets! You can also donate directly
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Since the Barley Flower Tower was hoisted into position with the expert help of the Royston Fire service and a band of helpful villagers, its renown has spread far and wide. On 27th June, the rector Ruth Pyke and Flower Tower designer Alison White were interviewed live on BBC Look East and on the 30th
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Escape to the City this Autumn Take a visit to Seven Dials this November, a slow-paced area of central London providing an escape from the busy streets of the city. The area has recently collaborated with floral design experts, Urban Growth London and the Young Camden Foundation to put on a striking eco-floral art installation.
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Out and About… Remembrance 2021 At the time of writing this article, much work is going on for the preparations for Armistice Day on the 11th November, and Remembrance Sunday on 14th November 2021. The plan is to hold the services and parade as was normal pre-pandemic; this of course could be subject to change
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