Spotlight On… Khandel Light We are a small charity, based in Hertfordshire villages, run by volunteers, committed to the empowerment of women and girls, and reducing forced migration from 26 very poor villages in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan. Our team of trustees, many of whom have been with us since the start, have […]
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Spotlight On… Guilden Morden Village Market Launched in April 2021, Guilden Morden Village Market is a monthly market based at The Three Tuns, a community-owned pub in Guilden Morden. Following periods of lockdown, the market was launched to provide a place where people could shop in the open air, meet their friends and neighbours and
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Spotlight On… Royston Royal British Legion Branch and Club Based in Mill Road in Royston, discover more about your local British Legion Branch and Club, which formed over 85 years ago. British Legion Branch For the past 100 years Royal British Legion Branch members have kept faith with their founder’s commitment to the armed forces
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Spotlight On… Basstonbury 2021 Basstonbury, the three day village festival put on by Bassingbourn Charities over the August bank holiday weekend, is set to make a return this year. Who are Bassingbourn Charities? We are a Bassingbourn based charity that puts on entertainment events for the local community, with all profits going back into the
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Spotlight On… Barley Flower Tower In February 2021, in the village of Barley, in the midst of what felt like a never ending lock down, Alison White was trying to think of a project to bring the whole village together while still following the rules of the covid pandemic. A few months earlier in December
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To celebrate the range and depth of photography being produced in the club, Royston Photographic Society have gone online with their exhibition which is usually displayed in the Royston Museum & Art Gallery. The purpose of the Celebration is to reflect on the quality of photography in the club after more than 30 years of
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Spotlight On… Melbourn Timebank Melbourn Timebank was set up in 2018 for the people of Melbourn and surrounding villages, acknowledging and building on the strong sense of community already existing, with many brilliant examples of volunteers helping neighbours, contributing to clubs and organisations thereby supporting and enriching the lives of residents. The Timebank’s focus is
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Spotlight On… Coombes Community Centre Coombes Community Centre located on Burns Road in Royston is looking forward to welcoming back many of its community groups, clubs and organisations. During the last year the centre has been able to stay open for those giving blood and support groups for mental health and religious gatherings as it
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Spotlight On… Royston Food Bank Royston Foodbank was set up at the start of last year, and opened their doors at the start of March – just before the pandemic started in the UK. The Foodbank is open for donations and collections every Wednesday and Saturday between 9-11am, based at the Royston Evangelical Church on
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Tesco Royston Extra community superstars Tesco Royston asked our customers to nominate people in our local community that have gone over and above during lockdown. We are pleased to announce the winners who all received a hamper of goodies and a little something to treat themselves. 1. Tom Linnane Head of Year 5 at KJAR
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Marcus Rashford’s campaign to ensure children in need in England receive free meals during school holidays has certainly shone the spotlight on child poverty, so much so that the Government has recently reviewed their policy and is now set to extend free school meal provision beyond term-time. Make Lunch is a voluntary initiative that started
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Spotlight On…Royston Community Breakfast Reflection The Royston Community Breakfast Club, run by Royston Rotary Club, is set up for the organisers of community groups in Royston and District to meet up, support each other and share ideas. Since lockdown they have, of course, not been meeting in person, but continue to keep in touch with
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