Spotlight on… CPSL Mind Charity Like many organisations, at CPSL Mind we have reorganised ourselves in response to Covid-19 and continue to follow government guidance to protect our staff, volunteers and those we support. Working remotely, we have continued to support our clients and the wider community who have mental health concerns as well as […]
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Out and About: Shepreth Wildlife Park Welcome to the Wildlife Walk! Shepreth Wildlife Park is pleased to be able to finally invite their much-loved visitors back to enjoy their luscious green surroundings and lakes, whilst taking in the sights and sounds of a variety of beautiful and exotic species. Join them on their new socially-distanced
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Icknield Walk First School goes the Extra Mile! The children in year 4 had special visitors this week; their teachers and head teacher came to see them at home! The year 4 children will be leaving Icknield Walk First School at the end of the summer term to go on to middle school. Usually at
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Spotlight on… Royston Girlguiding Our Guiding Light still shines! Up until COVID-19 put a stop to things in March, we have been celebrating 100 years of guiding in Royston. Our opening ceremony on 7th July 2019 focussed on celebrating the historical traditions of Girlguiding, many of which were new experiences for the girls. We ended
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When their league season was cancelled, Royston Town had at least five home games to play. But with the bar and clubhouse closed, they’ve had to cancel a number of functions including their annual beer and music festival. As a result, the club will suffer a shortfall in revenue of more than £50,000 and now
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Museum Musings: Collecting Along with many museums, Royston Museum are seeing the importance of recording what we’re all going through. The collecting will happen when we open so if you have something you’d like to share, please keep it aside. We’ll be collecting in three types of objects. 1. Photos – For example rainbows in
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“My GP didn’t know; my neurologist thought I shouldn’t know; the books in the library were out of date; the internet didn’t exist. I couldn’t access the information I wanted because I wasn’t a doctor, but without medical training I couldn’t understand it anyway. We were told: ‘You’ve got MS; go home and learn to
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Community Heroes We Need You! The Listing has teamed up with local photographer Lucy Rose Photography to invite nominations for local community heroes and celebrate those who have been invaluable during recent times. These heroes without capes can be anyone of any age who has gone above and beyond for their community during the pandemic.
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Our ‘Spotlight On’ features both the Herts and Cambs Domestic Abuse Services. Lockdown causes extra stress and a knock-on effect is the increased incidence of domestic abuse. If you need their services or are worried about a friend or neighbour, please, please access the support available. You are able to leave your home to escape
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VE Day at Home When VE Day dawns on 8th May 2020 it will be 75 years since the guns fell silent at the end of the war in Europe. Years of carnage and destruction had come to an end and millions of people took to the streets and pubs to celebrate peace, mourn their
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Here are some ideas for you if you are starting your research in 2020. David and Debra Waters run a Family Tree Research business, offering a low-cost entry into this fascinating pastime. 1. The very first action we recommend when you start to research your family is to talk to other members of your family.
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In the January edition of The Listing we featured an article by Rod Taylor in which he talked about a series of postcards which feature Royston and one from Miss Gladys Hagger, dated in the year 1912. After seeing the article, Howard Gascoyne got in touch saying he also had two early postcards addressed to
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