By Joanne Willett, Trustee The Ward Freman Community Pool Group is a new charity formed in response to the council closing the Ward Freman swimming pool in December 2023.Our aim is to refurbish and reopen the pool as a community asset, run by the charity so that every penny spent at the pool is reinvested […]
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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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Pumpkin picking has grown in popularity in recent years, and it’s easy to see why!Local farms and venues are opening their fields for you to choose your own pumpkin, ready for carving over the half term holidays for Halloween. Remember to dress appropriately for the weather and the fields, and check each venue’s website for
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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
Barkway Literary Festival, Saturday 5th October 2024 Experience an explosion of literary creativity in October. Barkway’s third literary festival has a diverse programme of world class authors, wordsmiths, podcasters, adventurers and children’s writers. This year’s event has been created to entertain children in the morning, inspire the most determined individuals to achieve their life goals
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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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Seasonal Autumn TreatsBy Rob Bullock robbullockauthor.blogspot.com October is the month of plentiful food and drink because so much is in season. Here are two exciting autumnal recipes. Our markets and shops are full of seasonal offers this month and gardens and allotments have a variety of produce at the peak of their delicious ripeness, and
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Buntingford’s late night shopping and Christmas market event makes a welcome return on Friday 29th November from 4-8pm. The annual event combines the Lights of Love ceremony in aid of the Isabel Hospice, with the lighting of the Lights of Love Tree, and traditional carols sung in this special ceremony. This year, the event will
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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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Would you like to donate your time to a Charity to help make every moment count for people living with an advanced serious illness or other life-limiting condition and those who need end of life care? The benefits of volunteering are immeasurable: helping and supporting others whilst growing and learning about yourself at the same
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