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Community News – April Update from Royston Cave

On the 23rd April, it will be Saint George’s Day, the patron saint of England. The earliest account of St George comes from the Coptic Church in Egypt, he was a Roman soldier, born in 280AD in present-day Turkey. He denied orders which deprived Christians of their civil rights as well as distributing his wealth […]

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Be Sustainable in April – Royston Environmental Group

This year sees the tenth anniversary of Fashion Revolution Week and celebrates with ten days of action from 15th to 24th April. The campaign encourages us to demand of our favourite brands, “Who made my clothes?” and insist on fairer wages and better working conditions for textile workers across the globe. It also aims to

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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: April update from The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens

A big thank you goes to members, their friends, families and workmates who supported our fundraising quiz in March. All the tables were booked in the Heath Café, so we had a full house and lots of fun. Extra money was raised by the raffle, with an amazing array of raffle prizes donated by Tesco,

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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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Business Profile: Bow Books, More Titles on Both Floors

We’ve expanded our fiction collection on the ground floor, giving you a wider array of new and second-hand authors. Upstairs our folio lounge has even more books waiting to be discovered. If you don’t already, please follow us, on Facebook @bowbooks and Instagram @bowbooksroyston and keep up to date with our NEW book title recommendations,

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Community News – Royston May Fayre

Royston May Fayre will be held on Bank Holiday Monday, 6th May 2024, in Priory Memorial Gardens, Royston from 12noon until 4.30pm There will be lots of fun for all the family with many different activities including children’s fairground rides, bouncy castles and miniature train rides. Come along and try out our free attractions: ‘Topper’s

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Community News – Royston Arts Festival 2024

Royston Arts Festival will be taking place between 20th – 29th September 2024, 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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Royston’s History – Royston Museum – Upcoming April Events

It’s been another busy month at the Museum. We have a busy April ahead of us at the Museum! We’re starting the month off by exploring what helps to make a house a home in our family activities for the Easter holidays.  We’re open Thursday to Sunday from Friday 29th March to Sunday 14th April

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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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