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Community News: Crochet Workshop for Kids

New for 2024, come and learn the basics to get you started at this Crochet workshop for kids aged between 10-16! The new workshop is organised by Royston’s local yarn retailer, No. 3, and taught by their crochet teacher Georgina, who is fully DBS checked. All materials provided. The workshop will be held at the

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News From NCT Royston and Villages

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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Welcome to the Town: A New Butchers in Town – The Butcher Boyz

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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Spotlight On… Royston Repair Cafe – Repairing Royston

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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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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News from HomeStart, Royston, Buntingford & South Cambs…

Home-Start Royston & South Cambridgeshire has been supporting families since 1983 in North Herts, South Cambs and Buntingford. Home-Start is a registered charity that supports local families with children aged 9 and under who are struggling with post-natal depression, isolation, physical and mental health problems, relationship problems, multiple-aged children, bereavement and many other issues. Parents

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Community News: Secret stash of HUNDREDS of gold coins – found in sock – achieves £118,000 at auction

A secret stash of more than 300 gold sovereigns – many found in an old sock – has sold for tens of thousands of pounds at auction. Hansons Auctioneers were stunned to uncover gold worth around £100,000 while carrying out a routine house clearance in Leicestershire. Their team were checking through a linen chest and

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Community News: Rowan’s Annual Art Exhibition Celebrates ‘The Journey’ and Marks 40th Anniversary

Local charity Rowan is getting ready to launch its annual art exhibition, on 24th and 25th February in Cambridge. The exhibition, which will be held at The Leys School, will be open to the public and attendees will have the opportunity to purchase artworks.  All the money raised from art sales will go to the

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Community News: Sarah Haskell – New Year, New You?  Curwens Art Gallery, Royston

Meet Sarah Haskell at Curwens. New Year, New You??  Perhaps start with a new profile photograph for your social media.  Do you want a family portrait but never quite have the time? Maybe a professional photograph of your canine best friend…but cannot quite manage the camera and dog at the same time? Following the success

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