Out and About

Out and About… Thriplow Daffodil Weekend

Thriplow Daffodil Weekend returns this year on 16th and 17th March and preparations are in full swing for a fun weekend. Volunteers are being recruited, attractions and stallholders have been booked and the committee are super busy with final preparations. The committee planted a further 50,000 daffodil bulbs last autumn to ensure another stunning display […]

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Community News: Barkway Market set to return to Manor Farm, Barkway on Saturday 11th May!

Barkway Market, a quintessential English country event, will take place again this year on Saturday 11th May in Barkway, Hertfordshire. Held within the grounds of Manor Farm, one of Barkway’s oldest houses, and with a craft fair in the Church, Barkway Market is expected to attract around 4,000 visitors. ​Barkway is part of the old

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Out and About… Jazz at The Old Bull

In 2017 Dave Rance and the Rockin’ Chair Band started playing jazz on Monday lunchtimes in Royston on a monthly basis.  The band play Traditional, New Orleans and Dixieland-style jazz along with providing great humour. At the time, some people queried lunchtime on this day of the week but it became a great success. Unfortunately,

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Out and About… Royston Pantomime, The Little Mermaid

It’s nearly time for the Royston Town Pantomime, presented by local drama group CADS. The Little Mermaid opens in a few weeks but tickets have been selling at such a rate that some performances are already sold out! The opening matinee on Saturday 20th January, for example, sold out back in November! The show is

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Out and About… Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday 2023

Out and About… Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday 2023 As you read this article, Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday will be but days away; this year Armistice Day falls on Saturday 11th November, followed by Remembrance Sunday, the following day, on Sunday 12th November. Our town like many other towns, cities and villages across the

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Out and About… Royston Kite Festival and Historic Vehicle Show

Out and About… Royston Kite Festival and Historic Vehicle Show Royston will be reaching for the sky again on Sunday 6th August for the annual Kite Festival and the Historic Vehicle Show. Last year the festival, organised by Royston Rotary Club, had great kite flying weather and bumper crowds, which helped to raise £12,000 for

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Royston Historical Pageant…

Royston Historical Pageant is a celebration of all things historical… Enjoy activities including storytelling, juggling, archery, axe-throwing, plays and story-telling. Saturday 1st July, 12noon – 4pm in Priory Memorial Gardens, Royston. Royston Pageant 2023 – Programme of events:  12 noon-Official Opening – Archery (Royston Archery Club) and Tomahawk-throwing (Royston Scouts) to be open for the

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Out and About… Melbourn Family Fun Day

Out and About… Melbourn Family Fun Day! After a five-year break, Melbourn Fete Committee are relaunching with a Family Fun Day to kickstart summer, and raise funds and awareness for local groups and charities. So, what’s on? Expect all the fun of a family fete, with activities such as inflatables, children’s entertainers, science projects, live

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