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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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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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
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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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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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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Join us for a free session and give Touch Rugby a try! This fun, non-contact sport, is open to anyone aged 14+. Mixed sex, age, experience /ability. Training sessions take place every Wednesday 7.30-8.45pm on Royston Heath. Text Hugh 07766 106940 for more details also visit: www.facebook.com/RoystonTouchRugby
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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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Therfield Heath Conservation – Help Out The Heath ‘The Big Help Out’ is scheduled for Monday 8th May 2023 as a celebration of the coronation of King Charles III. This dedicated bank holiday is perfect if you struggle to find the time to volunteer. If you have always wanted to try volunteering, there is no
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Therfield Heath Conservation Habitat Management Therfield Heath contains some of the richest chalk grasslands in England and is the largest of this habitat in the county. Most of the site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest for the diverse and rare chalk grassland species and specific insect species which live there. The conservation
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Therfield Heath Conservation New Year, Big Plans! Managing Succession in plant communities. Happy New Year from the Conservators and staff at Therfield Heath. We have some big projects which we want to get underway on the Heath which will benefit Human and Wildlife alike. Scrub removal to save the rare grassland species will begin and
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Therfield Heath Conservation – Volunteers Wanted! Exciting projects are taking place on Therfield Heath, and we want as many people as possible to get involved in protecting and improving this beautiful nature reserve and important SSSI. Projects that our volunteer team will be tackling include: scrub removal; invasive species management; rare species monitoring; woodland management;
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