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Local Care Home Celebrates with ‘Good’ across the board after CQC rating…

Staff and Residents at Melbourn Springs Care Home of Hyacinth Drive, Melbourn are absolutely thrilled to have passed their very first unannounced Care Quality Commission inspection on the 13th October 2021 – with an overall ‘Good’ rating across the board after being praised for operating a safe, caring, responsive, effective and well-led service. The extensive […]

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News from Royston Rotary Club… Royston People Can Be Amazing!

Community News, Loving Local Living, Organisations

Royston people can be amazing! Royston Rotary Club volunteers were on duty again at Tesco last weekend, collecting for Children in Need. It’s something we’ve been doing for many years, and every year we are amazed by Royston’s willingness to dig deep to help a really good cause such as this. Pudsey Bear came along

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Escape to the City…

Escape to the City, Leisure, Out and About

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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Royston Heath Conservation

Community News, Leisure, Loving Local Living, Therfield Heath

Royston Heath Conservation How do you tell poisonous mushrooms apart from the edible ones? You give them to someone else to eat first! (Warning: do not eat the fungi or mushrooms you find please!) Fungi on Therfield Heath This time of year we are saying goodbye to the majority of the wild flowers on the

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My Local Life…Yvonne Wright, from The Wright Accounts Services

Business Profiles & News, Loving Local Living, My Local Life

My Local Life… Yvonne Wright, from The Wright Accounts Services This month we spoke to Yvonne Wright, from The Wright Accounts Services based in Ashwell. She’s married to Ian Wright (although is keen to point out it’s not the footballer, although the money would be handy!) and they have one daughter, Charlotte who is in

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Be Sustainable: Zero Waste Christmas

Community News, Eco Living, Loving Local Living, Wellbeing

Be Sustainable: Zero Waste Christmas Christmas can be a magical time of year, but it is also, unfortunately, a time of excess waste: packaging, gift wrap, food, and more. However, Christmas doesn’t need to be so wasteful, and it can be just as much fun without. Here are some tips to get you started with

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News from our Local Markets

Eats and Drinks, Leisure, Loving Local Living, News from Royston Market

Local Markets Royston Market Every Wednesday and Saturday, 8am-3pm. plus Christmas Market on Saturday 18th December at Royston Market Square. To find out more visit: www.facebook.com/RoystonMarket Royston Country Market The market is open 8am -12pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays. We also now have a card machine! We are looking for new bakers to join our

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Spotlight On… Khandel Light

Community News, Loving Local Living, Spotlight On...

Spotlight On… Khandel Light We are a small charity, based in Hertfordshire villages, run by volunteers, committed to the empowerment of women and girls, and reducing forced migration from 26 very poor villages in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan. Our team of trustees, many of whom have been with us since the start, have

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Out and About… Santa Sleigh Routes 2021

Community News, Leisure, Loving Local Living, Out and About

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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Barley Flower Tower Update

Loving Local Living, Out and About

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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Remember your loved ones at Lights of Life this November…

Community News, Leisure, Loving Local Living

Local charity, Garden House Hospice Care are inviting their community to join them for this year’s annual festival of remembrance. Garden House Hospice Care provides a wide range of services for patients, their carers, and families facing a life limiting illness. Free specialist palliative care is provided to over 900 adults a year living with

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Caroline Baker Photography

Community News, Loving Local Living

Caroline Baker Photography Our stunning poppy cover images were taken last summer in Litlington by Melbourn-based web designer Caroline Baker, and are a fitting tribute to the heroes across the world who we commemorate this month on Remembrance Sunday. We are looking forward to our traditional Remembrance Sunday event returning to Royston this November, both

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