By Rob Bullock robbullockauthor.blogspot.com Whilst your garden might appear dormant in February, gardeners certainly are not, working outside planting trees and shrubs and inside sowing seeds.Gardeners need to be ever flexible according to the delights of the British weather and never more so than in February. When the days are fine, get outside and plant
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With fun activities for all the family, plus 41,000 new daffodil bulbs planted last autumn, Thriplow Daffodil Weekend is guaranteed to be a golden feast for the eyes. Set in the South Cambs village of Thriplow, just 15 miles from Buntingford, this charity fundraising event is run entirely by local volunteers. Thriplow Daffodil Weekend started
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Royston Choral Society (RCS) is a friendly choir of around 80 singers from a wide range of backgrounds and singing abilities united by enjoying singing together to produce memorable concerts. This April, they are performing a musical masterpiece, Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion, in Royston.As rehearsals began for one of the biggest performances in the choir’s
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Go on an after-hours museum adventure!This half term, from Monday 17th – Sunday 23rd February, museums across Cambridge will be opening their doors as the sun sets for illuminated adventures this February half term. Organised by the University of Cambridge Museums, ‘Twilight at the Museums’ is a popular and long-running programme, offering families the chance
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The January auction at Royston auction house Hansons Hertfordshire again saw some fantastic prices for a selection of time pieces which featured in their first sale of 2025. A Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller proved again that the brand’s reputation as one of the world’s finest watch makers is as resilient as ever – achieving a price
Christmas might be a time of celebration and spending time with family and friends, but it can also be the time of year when lonliness and social isolation can feel all the more acute. The Chatty Cafe scheme aims to combat this, simply by encouraging people to chat more. Often people will venture into a
By Tricia Moxey, Trustee Many of the walks on our website provide opportunities to pause and enjoy a panoramic view from a vantage point. The layout of roads, settlements, woods and fields is a visual record of many centuries of human activity. Checking with an Ordnance Survey map, it is possible to pinpoint significant landmarks
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By Emma Russell In forests and woodlands up and down the country, the autumnal canopy of colours changes to a palette of rich golden yellows, burnt sienna orange, and deep russet reds. October is such a significant month for wild woodland creatures. It is a time of transition as nature prepares for the coming winter.
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At Shepreth Wildlife Park SWCC Hedgehog Hospital, located at Shepreth Wildlife Park, is a vital refuge for one of Britain’s most cherished but vulnerable mammals—the hedgehog. Established with a deep passion for wildlife conservation, the hospital has become a critical lifeline for hedgehogs suffering from injury, illness, and the effects of habitat loss. The hospital’s
Do you enjoy the outdoors and have recently found yourself with more time on your hands? How about joining the Royston Ramblers? We are a friendly group who enjoy walking, making new friends, and seeing beautiful countryside and wildlife throughout Hertfordshire & Cambridgeshire.Our year-round Tuesday and Thursday morning walks are 5-7miles, while Sunday’s range from
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Pictured above, Compassionate Neighbours staff, volunteers and hub attendees with the trophy Business Awards UK recently announced a hospice’s Compassionate Neighbours service as the winner of its ‘Community Health & Wellbeing Impact in Hertfordshire’ award. Garden House Hospice Care in Letchworth started Compassionate Neighbours in 2018 with a mission to combat loneliness and social isolation
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The Hundred Parishes has an exceptional depth of ancient buildings. More than 6,000 are “listed”, meaning that they appear on the National Heritage List for England. Each property listing includes a description and many of these descriptions take their text from the guide books produced by one exceptional man, Nikolaus Pevsner. Pevsner, an architectural historian,
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