Junior Golf Champion! 7 year old Marcus Karim from Kelshall near Royston finished his 2020 golf season in style by winning the British Junior Golf Tour, Order of Merit for his age group, on the final day of the season! Marcus competes on the British Junior Golf Tour, a junior golf tournament for boys and […]
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Meldreth Bowls Club There is nothing like the smell of newly mown grass to herald the beginning of spring and the Lawn Bowls season; but oh, how COVID-19 has robbed seasoned bowlers of the sport they love. With virtually no lawn bowls during 2020 and the indoor season also annihilated there is a real desire
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Pasque Flowers Walk Why not venture out for a walk this Easter to see the Pasque Flowers? The Pasque Flower is a very rare plant in the wild and Therfield Heath has one of the largest populations of them all, up to 60,000. This route was printed with kind permission of Great Shelford Parish Council.
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NCT Royston Walk and Talks are back. After a 3 month break due to Lockdown, we are happy to announce that from 29th March we will once again offer free walks for small groups of parents in both Royston and the local villages. Walks are listed on both the NCT website (www.nct.org.uk) and our Facebook
Theatre Company Brings Positivity Local female-run theatre company, TNT Theatre, have taken the negative situation of lockdown and used it to their advantage, to create something that could help lift the spirits of others and bring our community together. The exciting project has been put together by brand-new, company, ‘TNT Theatre’, made up of three
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Making Drama out of Lockdown Local drama group CADS have been anything but idle during lockdown, despite the restrictions on public performances. And to mark this, they have recently presented one of their annual drama awards to a member who has helped to keep the group going during the pandemic. CADS Chair, Emma Daintrey explains,
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Royston Parish Church Update Since our last update, with work on both the tower roof and the nave roof completed, the church has now emerged from its temporary covering and much of the scaffolding removed so that the iconic building of Royston is visible once again. Although Phase 2 is not yet complete, with work
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Rotary Club Helps Organisations Two local initiatives doing vital work in the pandemic to help vulnerable families and their children are to be supported by the Rotary Club of Royston. Both the Children’s Services Family Support Team in the town, and an organisation named Make Lunch Royston, will each receive a donation of £500 through
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Weaving in Imaginative Play I’m Marion, mum to three kiddos aged four, two-and-a-half and eight months, and I’ve recently written an ebook titled “Weaving in Imaginative Play” about how to encourage imaginative play so parents can gain more freedom throughout the day to do what they need to do. I’ve experimented with moving toys around,
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Financial Boost for Community Royston resident Rebecca Heaps launched the UK’s first national tent-sharing company in February last year. She now needs the town’s help and support to get this innovative and community-led project off the ground. Tentshare is a trail-blazing peerto- peer tent-lending platform offering a way to boost the local economy and reduce
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Royston Environmental Group It’s a simple fact that we are choking our oceans in plastic waste. It’s not someone else’s problem, it’s a global issue for which we are all responsible. Royston Environmental Group (REG) is working with residents and local businesses towards having Royston certified as a Plastic Free Community. REG uses the Surfers
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Spotlight On… Coombes Community Centre Coombes Community Centre located on Burns Road in Royston is looking forward to welcoming back many of its community groups, clubs and organisations. During the last year the centre has been able to stay open for those giving blood and support groups for mental health and religious gatherings as it
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