Children and Families

Royston Cave March Highlights: John Ambler – 3D Gaussian Splattering

Last month we had the pleasure of welcoming John Ambler to the cave. He very generously performed scans of the cave by using 3D Gaussian splattering. This is a rendering technique that represents a scene as thousands or millions of tiny 3D Gaussian blobs, which can be projected and blended extremely quickly to create smooth, […]

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Out & About: Royston & District Model Railway Club Exhibition

Royston and District Model Railway Club are pleased to announce that their 2026 exhibition will again open at Bassingbourn Village College Saturday, the 28th March, from 10.30am-4pm 21 layouts, many from East Anglian clubs, will be laid out. These will include three of the most popular gauges of ‘OO’ ‘N’ and narrow gauge ‘OO9’. Also

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Community News: Hair Raising Event Donates to Charities, by Clive Porter

Ten year old Kathleen Rose has raised £441 for the National Autisic Society after donating 14 inches of her hair to the Little Princess Trust. Kathleen, who is home educated and lives in Bassingbourn, decided to help other children and chose to support two charities that were close to her heart. After continually growing her

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Business Profile: Operation Overlord – Live Escape Room Experience

Operation Overlord: The Fate Of D-Day Is In Your Hands In this exclusive collaboration with Royston Museum, Great Escapists are proud to launch Royston’s first Escape Room experience. Operation Overlord is an immersive game experience with live actors, where you solve puzzles and clues to complete a mission – and learn more about the real-life

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Out & About: Barkway Pantomime “Snow White and the Seven Goggle-Eyed Monsters”

Get ready for laughter, music and mayhem as the Barkway pantomime returns in early February with Snow White and the Seven Goggle-Eyed Monsters – the 33rd annual production by the Barkway Players. This original new panto has been written by members of the group, giving a much-loved fairy tale a distinctly local and delightfully daft,

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Royston Cave February Highlights: Richard Caister Pilgrim Badge

Merchandise may seem a recent commercial development, but during the medieval period there were mass-produced metal badges sold at holy shrines as proof of pilgrimage, and to identify the wearer for hospitality. There is one badge, of Richard Caister, that has been identified which bears a resemblance to the carving in the cave situated in

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Spotlight On: Royston Hockey Club

Hockey was first played on Therfield Heath in 1957 and although Royston Hockey club currently play our home games at Peter Boizet Sports Ground, Granchester Road, Cambridge CB3 9ED, our home is in Royston Golf clubhouse on Therfield Heath. We continue to thrive with five senior teams. Three Men’s and two Ladies teams playing competitive

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