We had a very successful 2023 supporting over 300 families in Royston and Villages through our antenatal courses and always popular free Baby Cafe, we are looking forward to adding new events to 2024 and finding new ways to support more parents. Baby Cafe runs 10am-12noon at the Old Bull, Royston, and not only provides […]
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We are delighted to welcome The Butcher Boyz to Royston! Royston’s new butchers have opened their doors on Church Lane, Royston, offering a huge selection of fresh, quality meats, fresh fruit and vegetables, sauces, wine and spices. Their expert butchers are on hand to bring you top-notch cuts and flavours, along with advice on the
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Steak is often on the menu for Valentine’s Day, so this year, why not shake it up a bit and make a creamy stroganoff? This is delightfully simple to make and very tasty (yes, we’ve tried it!), and with a new butchers in town (plus of course very many good ones in our surrounding villages
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Enjoy two live theatre performances at the Attic Theatre in Royston at the end of February. Bouncers & Shakers, both directed by award-winning director Peter Heppelthwaite, tell stories of London nightclubs in the infamous 1980s. With all the music and references to match, Bouncers follows 4 door men and Shakers follows 4 waitresses as they
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The Royston Repair Café is ten years old and there’s much to celebrate. In the past decade at 33 Repair Cafes sessions, 32 different volunteer repairers attempted 1100 repairs and were successful with over 600 of them. Compared with The Repair Shop on TV, the stars of the show are less the owners and their
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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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Members of the new Royston community choir Somewhere 2 Sing have had quite the first term, as their members feel the buzz from their recent public performances. Somewhere 2 Sing was founded by choir director, Duncan Rutherford, in 2016, and since starting with only a handful of attendees, the family of choir groups in the
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January often sees us change what we eat after the excesses of the previous month. But rather than just taking things off our plates, why not choose foods that give us a boost! It is natural to want to change what we eat come January 1st and the start of the new year seems to
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The concept for the Honest Fig was born on a cold and wet Sunday evening as true Strictly Come Dancing fans, Linda and Chris, along with their neighbours, sat down to watch the dance off with some cheese and meats and of course a glass of wine. Linda realised that grazing boards with good quality
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News from Royston Market Traders… Sharman’s Flowers Sharman’s Flowers brings a wash of colour to Royston market and have had a presence for over 60 years. They can’t be missed with the large pitches they occupy on both Wednesdays and Saturdays in the Market Square and the Angel Pavement end of the market respectively. In
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Girlguiding has been a part of Royston for over 100 years and it is still going strong. A lot has changed over the years, but the core of what we do is the same: through fun, friendship and adventure we empower our members to discover they can do anything! We have lots of fun
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In the Kitchen… Steak and Ale Pie This winter warming dish makes a comforting addition to the traditional Christmas fayre – and is a cost-effective way to feed hungry extra visitors when they come to stay! Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: Filling – 3.5-4 hours (plus cooling time) Pie – 45 minutes Serves: 4
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