Out and About… Royston Health Walks

Duchess of Sutherland Steams through Cambridgeshire... Heading for Windsor and Eton the famous locomotive, the ‘Duchess of Sunderland’, is captured on camera powering through Meldreth station on a journey that started at Norwich earlier on Saturday morning. The engine was one of a number of 4-6-2 class Pacifics designed by the very ingenious and … [Read More...]

The first Ashwell at Home since 2019 was a bumper day out to this beautiful and historic village, with lots of happy people from toddlers to grandparents - and even their dogs - enjoying everything the day had to offer, all bathed in beautiful sunshine... Some visitors came especially to see the 15 open gardens, others to savour the history of the … [Read More...]

Taking to the road once again...  After most functions had been sadly suppressed for over two years it was going to be interesting to witness the public’s reaction to their re-emergence once the lockdown was lifted.  Would they still retain their former popularity or would they have fallen out of favour with the masses? One of the early … [Read More...]

End of Topic Celebrations at Icknield Walk First School  Year 2 and Year 4 pupils at Icknield Walk First School have celebrated the end of their topics with an exciting dress up day. Pupils in Year 4 came dressed as Vikings and participated in many creative and engaging activities, including writing Viking runes, making a Viking game out of clay … [Read More...]

News from Royston Library by Lynn Burgess Library Manager... Over the past few months, the team at Royston Library has enjoyed welcoming back customers old and new as we continue our return to business as usual. Along with the Baby Rhyme Time, Storytimes and Therapy Dog sessions we are pleased to announce that there are even more fun events … [Read More...]

Royston's Own Tower Flower As part of the celebrations for the reopening of Royston Parish Church, the team are planning a ‘Flower Tower’ to decorate the bell tower. The project is inspired by Barley Church who created one last year, and have provided masses of help and information. Royston Parish Church are looking for crafters who would be … [Read More...]

Update on Royston Church The last couple of months have seen steady progress on the final phase of the restoration/refurbishment in line with the programme for completion by early July. The major part of this work has seen the laying of the underfloor heating and services as well as the limecrete surface. All that now remains for the completion … [Read More...]

Royston Joins the Big Fix It Saturday 14th May is a national repair day – The Big Fix. To celebrate, Royston Repair Café has teamed up with Mend My Phone to offer free advice and quick fixes for mobiles, along with other broken household items. At the May 14th community repair event, repairer Jason Marsh will be on hand from 2pm-5pm at … [Read More...]