Flying Legends Airshow Duxford The Flying Legends Air Show is organised and produced by The Fighter Collection. This world-famous air show combines flying displays of remarkable historic aircraft with engaging nostalgic activities to create an authentic 1940s atmosphere at IWM Duxford’s wartime airfield. Rare aircraft travel across the globe to take part in the Flying […]
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Home-Start Matters Kite Festival Children’s Art Competition This competition is open to children up to the age of 11 and will be judged in the following age categories: under 3 3–5 year olds 6–8 year olds 9-11 year olds The theme of the competition is “Design a Kite Picture”. Please design your picture on a
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Curwens Art Exhibition You are invited to preview the works of Graham Rayner, Amy Carter and Sue Sanders. Graham Rayner I have enjoyed working with wood for most of my life, and I clearly remember receiving my first wood working tools at the age of just four years old. I design and make unique pieces
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Journeys of Discovery Reading List As part of the Royston Arts Festival we have worked with Royston Library to put together a reading list of titles loosely on the theme of “Journeys of Discovery”. It’s just for fun, but we’d love to hear from you if you read a book from the list or if
Kaleidoscope of Life: Ely Cathedral’s Flower Festival Highly regarded by historians and architects from all over the world for its beauty and size, Ely Cathedral is widely acknowledged as ‘one of the wonders of the Medieval world’. Visible for miles around, the Cathedral is often referred to as ‘The Ship of the Fens’. The present
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The Flying Scotsman passed through North Herts and South Cambs. This iconic steam engine was originally built as Pacific Class 1 no 4472 in 1923 from the stable of the equally famous Nigel Gresley. The locomotive was deployed on the important London to Edinburgh line and made the non stop 392 mile journey in May
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This late May bank holiday sees the return of the annual Mayhem weekend in Bassingbourn. Friday 25th May starts the weekend with a return of the “Has Bassingbourn got Talent?” night. Comedy, music and poetry from locals will entertain from 8pm onwards. Please note there will be adult themes. On Saturday 26th there is a
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Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) runs a Community Champion scheme to spread fire safety messages and encourage residents in Cambridgeshire to carry out safety checks on their homes. Volunteers work across the county and we’re always looking for more people to join us. Community Champions speak to local communities about home fire safety and
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The RSBP’s UK Headquarters is at The Lodge Nature Reserve and Gardens in Sandy. It is a very special place, offering an exceptionally rich combination of wildlife and heritage experiences. The woodland, heath and acid grassland cover an area of some 220 hectares, and now form the largest stretch of heathland in Bedfordshire. Heathland is
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Broadway Cinema & Theatre in Letchworth celebrates a year of change and success. In February 2017, following a major refurbishment project, Letchworth Garden City’s beloved Broadway Cinema re-opened as Broadway Cinema & Theatre, a new 2-in-1 arts venue for North Hertfordshire. In the months since, the professional stage has seen a huge range of acts,
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They’ve got their trainers on for Khandel light! This year Khandel light has six runners in the London Marathon and one rider in the London to Paris 24hr Sportive. They’re training already, working hard on their fitness and all they need us to do in return is sponsor them! Our athletes young and older are
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The audience didn’t want to say ‘Goodbye’ Local author, Madeleine Reiss, moved the audience to much laughter and thoughtfulness when chatting with Jude Simpson, and answering questions, at the Literary Lunch in aid of Home-Start Royston and South Cambridgeshire on 28th February. Madeleine read a vivid extract from her new book, ‘Before We Say Goodbye’,
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