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News from Therfield Heath Conservation – May Pasque Flowers

This time last year we were celebrating the coronation of King Charles III and had an extra bank holiday. We have since had regular weekly volunteer groups working through what has been the wettest winter on record with over 150mm (6 inches) of rain by the end of February. In a normal year we get

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Community News – Ashwell at Home 2024 ‘Hidden Ashwell’

Ashwell at Home 2024, Sunday 12th May 11am-5pm A great day out for all the family! This beautiful and historic village welcomes visitors from near and far for a whole day of entertainment and fun for all ages at its annual fundraising event ‘Ashwell at Home’. The theme for 2024 is ‘Hidden Ashwell’ and there

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Royston Runners – New Dates Announced for the next Couch to 5k Series

Royston Runners have confirmed the dates for their next Couch to 5k series.  Starting on 4th May and running for 10 weeks, the programme is free to attend and open to all fitness levels.  Just turn up no need to pre-book. Meeting every Saturday 1-2pm at the Heath Sports Club, Royston SG8 5BG.  The sessions

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News from Therfield Heath Conservation – April Pasque Flowers

Spring is here, and with it the beautiful Pasque Flower blooms have arrived. Somewhat worryingly, the first flowering was reported in February this year; normally this would be well into March with the peak flowering in April and May. This is a sign of the warm winter we have had. Pasque Flowers (Scientific name: Pulsatilla

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Community News – Royston First – Easter Bunny Trail between Friday 29th March – Sunday 14th April

Bring your little adventurers on a bunny hunt around our Town Centre this Easter and you could win an amazing prize from Glazed Creations! Organisers Royston First BID, have announced the ‘Easter Bunny Trail’ as the theme for this year’s children’s Easter trail. Twelve bunnies will be hiding in shop windows in Royston Town Centre

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Community News – Royston Arts Festival 2024

Royston Arts Festival will be taking place between 20th September – 5th October, and local organisations and creative businesses are invited to submit their entries and get involved! Last year’s Festival saw an audience of 5,000 attending the 75+ events, from music, drama, workshops, community events, talks and exhibitions. This year is set to be

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Community News – Learn To Drive a Steam Engine

The Royston and District Model Engineering Society was formed in the 1970s from attendees at evening classes in the Meridian School with the encouragement of the metalwork teacher Wally Moor. Some members still hire the school workshops on Monday nights. The aim of the Society is to encourage the enjoyment in making and operation of

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Community News: Make A Difference for People and Nature by Therfield Heath and Greens

By the time you read this, we will have had our annual elections, a big volunteer group from Capel Manor clear scrub on the Rifle Butts and a joint venture with Royston Golf Club. Volunteers assisted the Golf Club to clear Sycamore, Hawthorn and Bramble from Church Hill. With the winter months almost behind us

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News from Therfield Heath Conservation – Appeal for Tools

News from Therfield Heath Conservation – Appeal for Tools… Several exciting habitat management projects are underway across Therfield Heath and Greens. Volunteer help has been so important in delivering grassland restoration but has been limited by tool capacity. Hand tools are a great way to sensitively remove invasive species and effectively remove encroaching scrub, to

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