Royston Foodbank will be ceasing operations in the town at the end of November, when project managers Andy and Viv Williams will be retiring to spend more time with their family. The Openhouse Project, also run by Andy and Viv, has generously allowed the foodbank to operate from Market Hill, but from November this building […]
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Pupils and staff at Icknield Walk First School were lucky enough to have a visit from Megson. Megson are a local Folk duo and have been nominated four times for the BBC Radio Two Folk Award. They performed an interactive and exciting concert for our Reception, Year One and Year Two children, who enjoyed the
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Free Pitches on Royston Market Would you like the opportunity to promote your business on Royston Market? Or are you a charity, club or organisation which could benefit from engaging with the large numbers of people who attend the market every week. If so, why not take advantage of the market’s ‘Community Initiative’ and utilise
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Ice skating can be amazing or dread-fall depending on your skill level but almost always makes for a great family day out. Most rinks are only open for a limited time each year, so here are a few local venues so you can make the most of the winter festivities. The North Pole, Cambridge On
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Royston Town Council Mayor, Councillor Robert Inwood and Jose Hales, District Councillor for Melbourn at South Cambridgeshire District Council joined the Barchester Healthcare team to unveil the brand new marketing suite at Barchester’s luxury care home in Melbourn, Melbourn Springs. On the day of the opening Mr Inwood and Mr Hales cut the ribbon to
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From Tuesday 1st October International artist, Christina Pattison, who lives and works from her studio in Barley, makes a welcome return to the Atrium Art Gallery at the Melbourn Community Hub. Christina, whose work is inspired by her homes in England, France, and Sweden, graduated from St. Albans School of Art in 1988, since when
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Melbourn Hub has been following up on its theme of ‘Mindful March’ from earlier this year when sessions focused on much needed local support were initiated for people living with dementia and those with mental health concerns. The Hub has now started running a monthly Dementia Friends cafe and the first one on Saturday 21st
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Hockey was first played on Therfield Heath in 1957 and although Royston Hockey club currently play home games in Cambridge we have moved our clubhouse base to Royston Golf club and continue to thrive with five senior teams. Three Men’s and two Ladies teams play competitive Hockey in the East Leagues. The big plan is
Over the August Bank Holiday weekend, 27 members of the the Royston BMX Racing Club travelled to Derby for the 2019 BMX British Championships along with almost 1300 other riders travelling from across the British Isles. For the Royston club this was the largest number of riders taking part and a few made podium positions
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In 1856 the Royston Institute hosted a grand exhibition showcasing novelties and the latest technological advances. A reporter noted that one such novelty was ‘an intelligent looking African… printing off copies of a handbill.’ Roger Britten had been born in the British colony of Demerara (now Guyana) 16 years earlier. His was the first generation
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This coming month we have three exciting events for Home Start Annual General Meeting We hope you can join us for the perfect opportunity to hear about the difference we are making to families in our local community. Refreshments will be served prior to the meeting from 7.30pm. Tuesday 22nd October at 8pm, Melbourn Community
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The British Red Cross Hertfordshire have a fabulous committee of volunteers who run several events throughout the year raising funds to support local services. I can’t thank them enough for all their hard work. Over the past two years they have raised an amazing £46,700 for a replacement Emergency Response Vehicle which has just been
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