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Cake International at the NEC Crafts for Christmas, Hobbycrafts & Art Materials NEC Grantham Boundary Mills & Downtown Shopping Miss Saigon – West End Matinee Performance Norwich Spanish Riding School of Vienna – Wembley Lakeside Shopping Centre Irving Berlin’s White Christmas Matinee Ideal Home Show At Christmas Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market Festive Gift Fair – NEC Coach Fare Only Motorcycle Live – NEC Coach Fare Only Warley Model Railway Exhibition NEC –Coach only Food Glorious Food! Guided Tour Calamity Jane at Milton Keynes Matinee Milton Keynes Shopping Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre Bruges Christmas Market – via Eurotunnel The Commitments Matinee

Adult £35.50 £33.50 £24.00 £69.00 £17.00 £74.00 £16.00 £65.00 £29.50 £25.00 £25.00 £25.00 £25.00 £49.00 £38.00 £16.00 £18.00 £49.00 £69.00

Wicksteed Park Christmas Show inc Lunch War Horse – West End Matinee Dance Til Dawn – Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace Thursford Christmas Spectacular Eve with Dinner Lincoln Christmas Market Rochester Dickensian Festival & Christmas Market Denbies Wine Estate Winter Warmer inc Lunch Christmas at Kew & Afternoon Tea Miss Saigon West End Matinee Alfie Boe at the O2 Arena Carols by Candlelight at the Royal Albert Hall Thursford Christmas Spectacular Eve with Dinner Jingle Bell Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall Thursford Christmas Spectacular Matinee with Lunch Andre Rieu at the LG Arena Olympia International Horseshow – Evening Anton & Erin’s Christmas Cracker – Royal Albert Hall Warner Bros Studio Tour “Hogwarts at Christmas”

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Cats at the London Palladium £55.00 Wake up at the Waldorf! Special one night stay at the iconic 5 star hotel in London from £145 Strictly Come Dancing – The Live Tour O2 Arena Strictly Come Dancing – The Live Tour O2 Arena Cirque Du Soleil – KOOZA – Royal Albert Hall The Railway Children – new at Kings Cross!

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Price includes return coach fare & admission where applicable.

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WELCOME To the November issue of The Listing

The nights might have drawn in but this is no reason to stay in and hibernate for the winter! Why not visit fireworks extravaganzas, many of which are key fundraisers for the schools which host them, so not only do you get to ooh and aah at the ever-more creative displays but you are helping our local schools too.

Royston Hockey Club tell us about their organisation in our regular sports feature and invite you to come along to give the sport a try.

If you would rather be inside, why not visit the Royston Picture Palace. The new, state-of-theart digital cinema in Royston is an asset to the town, and shows films on Friday and Saturday evenings plus a couple of matinees in the month.

November’s programme offers a superb choice so turn the page for details and head online (or pop into Royston Library) to book your seats!

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LET RICHMOND’S TAKE THE STRAIN!

We found out how relaxing it is to have all the details of a trip taken care of when we were invited to take an excursion to the West End to see Mamma Mia by Richmond’s Coaches.

We were really looking forward to the day and it did not disappoint. We met the clean, modern, air-conditioned coach at the bus station in Royston and then set off to pick up the rest of the passengers.

The coach driver explained the structure of the day and we sat back to chat and enjoy the journey.

Once in London we drove along Embankment and were able to do a little landmark spotting. Very memorably, we saw the spectacular display of poppies at the Tower of London.

We arrived in good time for the lunch (which was part of the deal) at the Kingsway Hall Hotel and the team there were ready to accommodate us. Our RICHMOND’S lunch of Braised Lamb followed by Pear Crumble DRIVER DAVID was delicious. Afterwards David was back to pick us up and take us to the door of the theatre. He reassured us that he would be back to pick us up after the performance and, as we had a little time to spare it seemed rude not to visit a local pub for pre-show glass of wine but others wandered around Covent Garden taking in the atmosphere!

Of course the show itself was fabulous and we had very good seats.

After a little singing and dancing along it was time to find the coach, which we did easily, and relax for the journey home! No need to look at a watch or worry about travel arrangements all day long. The trip was the perfect antidote to all the clock watching and running around that makes up many of our lives today. The coach trip, the two course lunch, the excellent show tickets and the door to door service in London was great value at £72.

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FILMS IN NOVEMBER

FOXTON ART EXHIBITION

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Effie Gray (12A)

Saturday 8th at 3.30pm

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Saturday 8th at 7.30pm

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Saturday 22nd at 3.30pm

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Saturday 22nd at 7.30pm

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This year Foxton Art Exhibition celebrates the 12th year of it’s 3 day event at Foxton’s attractive and modern village hall. The exhibition team, led

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PUNTS AND UMBRELLAS, The exhibition team presents a CAMBRIDGE BY ROS modern stylish event with exhibits displayed in a variety of medias including ceramics, wood and textiles as well as oils, pastels, watercolour, ink and photography. All proceeds support Foxton Primary School in exciting ways including visual and performing arts.

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This month’s pick is the film version of Gillian Flynn’s bestseller, Gone Girl.

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OUT & ABOUT The Royal British Legion

“LIVE ON” … TO THE MEMORY OF THE FALLEN AND THE FUTURE OF THE LIVING August 4th 2014 marked the centenary of the start of the First World War, also referred to as the Great War. This occasion was marked by the Royston Branch of the Royal British Legion with a service of Remembrance on Sunday 3rd of August and a Lights Out Service on the Monday evening of 4th of August; the time that Great Britain entered the war.

On Sunday November 9th 2014 (Remembrance Sunday) and again on Tuesday 11th of November 2014 (Armistice Day) the First World War will be in the minds of many, as will be all the wars and conflicts that our service personnel have been involved in since; we will remember the sacrifices made, and the lives lost in service to our country.

As custodians of Remembrance the Royal British Legion ensures the memories of those who have fought and sacrificed in the British Armed Forces live on through the generations.

This is also the time of year of the Royal British Legions annual Poppy appeal.

The Royal British Legion created the Poppy Appeal to help those returning from the First World War. A century on from the start of that conflict, we‘re still helping today’s Armed Forces families in much the same way, whether coping with bereavement, living with disability, or finding employment.

In a year that marks the Centenary of the conflict which gave birth to the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance and hope, the Legion’s role remains as contemporary and as vital as it has ever been, supporting today’s generation of Armed Forces families and veterans.

The money raised through the Poppy Appeal goes directly to The Royal British Legion’s welfare work providing through life care to anyone who is currently serving in the British Armed Forces, who has previously served, and their families.

Monies raised from the Poppy Appeal Help:• bereaved families to Live On • wounded Service men and women to Live On • younger veterans seeking employment and housing to Live On

• older veterans needing age-related care to Live On The symbol of the poppy represents Remembrance of the past and hope for the future.

Wear your poppy with pride and please support the Royal British Legion.

Written by Chris Murphy - Chairman Royal British Legion, Royston Branch

The Parade this year will set off from Queens Road, Royston at 10.25am on Sunday 9th November and arrive at the Melbourn Street Memorial at 10.40am. The main service starts at 10.45am.

Royal British Legion Club

Did you know that the Royal British Legion Club in Mill Road in Royston boasts a bar, separate lounge with large TV, free WIFI, pool table, dartboard, and a jukebox? All this in an attractive, air conditioned, family friendly private members club?

The club runs an extensive social programme with regular Saturday night entertainment and other parties and events throughout the year. The lounge is available to hire for smaller gatherings whilst the hall is suitable for larger groups. A bar and buffet food can also be booked.

Although you must be a member of the Royston Royal British Legion Branch to join the club there is no requirement for past armed forces service.

Membership is open to serving Armed Forces, ex service personnel and those that have no existing connection to a military background.

The Royston Royal British Legion Club Ltd is a members social club and a community hub affiliated to the Royal British Legion.

Their joint aims are to raise funds to support Service men past present and in the future whether for rehabilitation recovering from injuries, financial aid or mental illness following combat or civilian life stress Royston Royal British Legion Club 01763 244560 roystonrblclub@xlninternet.co.uk www.facebook.com/ RBLClubRoystonEvents

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There’s a huge line-up of matches on the card including a women’s match between Lulu and Jezabeth.

Lulu is fresh off of a recent victory in Hitchin, but how will she cope when up against the strong and somewhat strange Jezabeth?

Also the night will see the UBW debut of Chris Wyld a 12 year veteran in the ring – what will he have in store for the fans?

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SPOTLIGHT ON BARLEY

Barley is a truly beautiful English village. It lies at the north easternmost tip of Hertfordshire. Originally an Iron Age settlement before becoming a community of Romano-British farmsteads, in Saxon times the village was known as “Beorasele” meaning Bjorn’s Hall and was a popular resting place for weary travellers. By the time of the Norman conquests Barley had grown to support four manorial estates, run by religious orders, and was one of the most prosperous farming communities in Hertfordshire.

The two great landmarks of the village are the gallows sign of The Fox and Hounds which after moving from the High Street in 1955 now spans the Saffron Walden road and also the village Town House, a medieval moot hall that is today still used for village meetings and for marriage ceremonies. The Town House dates back to 1530 but it is thought that it replaced a much older building that had stood for the previous 400 years. The Cage or Lock Up is 17th Century.

On a sunny autumn day it is a pleasure to wander and take in the sleepy atmosphere. But Barley is swan like. Beneath the surface it is a hive of activity. For a community of just 279 homes, Barley is blessed with an excellent school, two shops and post office, a garage, a GP practice and dispensary, three livery yards, a care home, several holiday lets, Richmond’s coach station and two pubs, including the much praised Chequers. With its Chelsea Medal winning Horticultural Society and an active cricket club whose two teams won both their championships in 2014, Barley is still a thriving community.

Barley is also home to the Khandel light charity which works to improve the lives of the vulnerable and disadvantaged families in Khandel, Rajasthan and its surrounding community. The current focus of the charity is to support girls and young women. Projects include providing food to ensure that women have the resources to feed their female children and establishing training programmes for adolescent girls which allows them to learn valuable skills and move towards self sufficiency. The Charity is holding a Dinner and Dance on Saturday, 22nd November in Great Chishill village hall. The evening

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Khadel Light will also have a stall at the annual Barley Christmas Market on 22nd November. Held at the Town House there will be lots of new stalls this year as well as some old favourites; Crafts, charities and other interesting stalls, fabulous gift ideas plus the church’s homemade cakes and produce stall and a wonderful raffle with prizes donated by our stallholders!

Refreshments will be simple, wholesome and very reasonably priced. The fair is organised in aid of Barley Church: so do go along, enjoy chatting to the stall holders and help keep the Church open for future generations to enjoy.

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NUTHAMPSTEAD

Nuthampstead village in rightly proud of its association with 398th Bomb Group and the memorials at The Woodman Inn are testament to that. The centre of the village, the Woodman is a welcoming local with a large dining room, a pool table and a couple of guest rooms to boot. Real ales grace the bar and the open fire makes for a cosy evening.

Just around the corner from the Woodman is Nuthampstead Shooting Ground. Taking the old east west runway up to the ranges I was reminded that this was once an airfield. I found Martin Barker who told me all about the place..... It’s actually one of only four Olympic shooting ranges in the UK and Martin coaches members of the Olympic team in two shooting disciplines (trap and double trap). If you fancy your hand at shooting you are invited to ring and book. All equipment is provided and coaching can be given to absolute beginners right up to potential Olympians. Stag, hen and corporate events are welcome and children as young as seven can be shown the ropes. Just to prove he could teach anyone, Martin took me to a range and put a shotgun in my hand, with a little guidance I shot two clays in succession!

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NOVEMBER 14 • ISSUE 111

MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION

We make sure they smile when you are away

Royston & Disctrict Model Railway Club is holding it’s annual exhibition on Saturday 15th November at Bassingbourn Village College. The club always try to provide a variety of layouts, from small table top size to some that require a large room. Several layouts will have appeared in articles published by the main model railway magazines they also choose layouts that have trains running most of the time!

This year they have a special ‘Thomas’ layout giving children (and possibly adults) a chance to drive a train, maybe for the first time. All the proceeds from this go to the Children in Need charity as do monies raised from the Face painting activity. This year we will display the ‘Great Train Robbery’ diorama and on the back of this the club has selected the Railway Benefit Fund as a nominated charity as it seemed appropriate to include this in the project in the hope of being able to give something back to former railway servants.

Seasonal Treat From December 1st to January 31st buy 5 dog walks between 6am & 9am and get the 6th walk half price!

Subject to weather conditions, the Royston Model engineering group will again be offering sit-on rides behind their lovely model railway steam engines in an outside area.

Only the best for your pet

DOG OF THE MONTH

Tye is a 10 month old male Brindle Lurcher. He has a great nature and is definitely full of beans. He is good with other dogs and is very trainable. An all round lovely boy!

There are ‘trade stands’ offering new and second hand items from small tools to parts and complete kits from small businesses to the latest boxed railway set by the main UK model railway providers, such as Bachmann and Hornby.

Bassingbourn Village College, Saturday 15th November, 10.30am - 5pm www.roystondmrc.co.uk

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We have a small car park behind the surgery, accessed via Mortlock Close.

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Our surgery times are by appointment Mon to Fri 9am - 11am and 4pm - 6pm daily 4 The Green Royston Saturday mornings Hertfordshire SG8 7AAonly 9am – 11am

Telephone 01763 246946 Full 24 hour emergency service provided

We look forward to meeting Racket Restringing clients and their owners

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We were kindly given permission to use the dynamic image on our front cover by Neil Crittenden of Neil Crittenden Photography - a specialist in portrait and event photography.

Neil also covers business events such as conferences, seminars or awards ceremonies & can take portrait shots of staff for use on a company website or publication like an annual report.

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Whether it was arts and crafts at the kitchen table with my brother, or Graphics lessons at school, I was never bored. It was from this early love of everything creative, that I was eventually guided to a degree in Fine Arts. And once I graduated that allowed me the opportunity to work all over the world, most specifically for Ben Sherman in Australia. But I found from working abroad, that I missed Britain, and the funny little quirks that are quintessentially British. It’s true BRITISH what they say, there’s no place like home. So upon - AND ROYSTON that return home, I set about starting up Victoria - DESIGNER VICTORIA EGGS Eggs Ltd. Everything at Victoria Eggs is British made and British inspired. For us, Made in Britain, isn’t just a brand name, it’s a belief. We believe in supporting manufacturing in the UK, and supporting local economies. Our products are also completely British-centred; from the nautical ranges which will have you reminiscing of summer holidays at the seaside, to our typographic aprons which list everything you need for a proper English dinner.

My inspiration comes from everywhere in the UK, from things I see around the capital to favourite past times.

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ORGANISATIONS

NOVEMBER 14 • ISSUE 110 Where have all the listings gone?

organisations ASHWELL

Ashwell Baby & Toddlers 01462 742076 Ashwell Jazz 01462 742385 Ashwell Messy Play 01462 743738 Ashwell Museum 01462 742956 Ashwell Playgroup 01462 742090 Ashwell School Badminton Club 01462 743400 Cycle Club Ashwell www.ccashwell.com

BARKWAY

4 Paws Dog Training Club 01763 244437 Barkway Carpet Bowls Club 01763 848169 Barkway Karate Club 07856 846800 Barkway Parent And Toddler 07964151288 Barkway Pre School 07964 151288 Barkway Social Club 07565 934627

BARLEY

Barley Cricket Club 01763 848788 Barley Gardening Club/ Horticultural Society Ruth 01763 849830 Barley Knitting Group 07966 775751 Barley Tennis Club Coaching 01763 273646 Barley Tots 07963 107599 Bell Ringing 01763 849401

BARRINGTON Happy Bunnies Nursery School 0779 089 6292

BASSINGBOURN

2484 (Bassingbourn) Squadron Air Training Corps 01763 249156 Anglia Land Yacht Club 0779 669 4743 Bassingbourn Book Café 01763 247618 Bassingbourn ‘Causeway Prospects 01763 243350 Bassingbourn Badminton Club 01763 243696 Bassingbourn Judo Club 01763 247592 Bassingbourn Snow Sports Centre 08450 728 293 Bassingbourn-CumKneesworth WI 01763 242139 Dancing Hands 07957 103093 Heron Book Group 01763 242418 Support for Armed Forces 01923 606 220 Tower Museum Bassingbourn www.towermuseum bassingbourn.co.uk

BUNTINGFORD

Buntingford & District Cage Bird Society 01223 833557 Buntingford Railway

and Local History Society 01763 289516

CROYDON Jazz Improvisation 01582 453419 Jazz Workshop 01763 244142

FOWLMERE

Budding Beaders 01763 208397 Fowlmere & Thriplow Gardening Club 01763 208479 Fowlmere Friendship Club 01763 208778 Fowlmere Playgroup 07890 674743 Fowlmere Senior Bowls 01763 208778 Kreepie Krawlies Soft Play 01763 209174

GREAT CHISHILL

Chishill Chimps Toddler Group 07900 243491 Great Chishill Nursery 07972 800460 Great Chishill Youth Club 01763 838513 Heydon & Great Chishill WI www.heydonandgreat chishillwi.org.uk

GUILDEN MORDEN

Folk at the Chapel 01763 852309 Guilden Morden Pre-School camillagreenwood@ hotmail.co.uk Morden & District Writers Circle 01763 852 918

HAUXTON

Non-EBU Bridge Club 01223 366538

KELSHALL

Hillside Clay Pigeon Club 07779 263314 Owlets (Babies & Toddlers) 01763 287470

LITLINGTON Litlington Badminton Club 01763 241022 Litlington Pre-School 07984 935193

MELBOURN

Citizens Advice (South Cambs) 01462 688008 Little Hands Nursery School, Melbourn 01763 260964 McSplash Swimming Club 01763 244593 Melbourn & District Photographic Club melbournphotoclub@ hotmail.com Melbourn Amateur Dramatics Society (MADS) 01763 232622 Melbourn And District Gardening Club 01763 245887 Melbourn Bowls Club 01763 261990 Melbourn Bridge Club 01763 261693

All the organisations, clubs and societies can now be found online at www.thelistingmagazine.co.uk The Listing Directory makes it much easier to find the groups that you are interested in.

All organisations continue to be listed with their phone numbers here (or website if we do not hold a contact number) so that you can get in touch easily.

What do you think to this change? Let us know at info@townhousepublishing.co.uk Melbourn Community Hub 01763 263303 Melbourn Dynamos FC chairman.mdfc@ gmail.com Melbourn Football Club 07732613555 Melbourn History Group 01763 261144 Melbourn Judo Club 01763 241830 Melbourn’s Meditation Monday 07900 210808 Melbourn & Meldreth Women’s Group 01763 260955 Melbourn Playgroup 07842 151512 Melbourn Squash Club 01763 261064 Supporters Of All Saints Church, Melbourn 01763 260072 Triangle Badminton Club 01763 241624 University Of The Third Age U3A 01763 264189

MELDRETH

Meldreth Bowls Club 01223 207888 Meldreth Croquet Club 01763 248342 Meldreth Good Companions Club 01763 261481 Meldreth Local History Group 01763 268428 Meldreth Pre-School 01763 448679 Meldreth Tennis Club 01763 243376 New Malton Golf Club 01763 262200 Royston & District Motorcycle Club rdmcc01@gmail.com Valentines Old Time Dance Club 01763 852503

REED

Reed Cricket Club 01763 848835 Reed Gardening Club Reed VH

SANDON

Sandon Cygnets Preschool 01763 287 238 Sandon Gardener’s Club 01763 288416 Sandon Pre-school Lunch Club 01763 287 238

STEEPLE MORDEN

Lindy Hop Swing Jive Dance Club 01763 242949 Morden Ruffians Bridge Club 01763 242577 Smarties Pre-School & Out Of School Club 07952 100208 or 01763 852888 Steeple Morden Bowls Club 01763 853101 The Morden Players 01763 852602

THERFIELD

Therfield Village PreSchool 01763 287612

THRIPLOW

Daffodil Weekend 07543 922789 Knitting Club 01954 719359 Ladybird Playgroup & Pre-School

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01763 208055 The Thriplow Society 01763 208269

WHADDON Nikki’s Fitness 07956 350820

WIMPOLE

Mother Goose Pre School 01223 208527

ROYSTON

12 Platoon Army Cadet Force 07963 359758 Aerobic Fitness The ‘Wright’ Way 01763 243884 Alzheimer’s Society 07720 946034 Angels Support Group 07815 458355 APIS (Anglia Paranormal Investigation Society) apisteamspirit@gmail. com Badminton Tuesdays 07973 816880 Breeze Cycling www.goskyride/breeze/ index Cancer Research UK (Local) 07719 132793 Catholic Women’s League 01763 242812 Cherryhomes Trust 01223 870869 Choir - Singing Aloud 07916 798 655 Citizens Advice (North Herts) 08444 111 444 Corvus Cornix Basketball 01223 207213 Creative Royston / Royston Arts Festival info@roystonartsfestival.org Cruse Bereavement office@cruse-hertfordshire.org.uk Curwens Art Gallery 01763 241261 Depression Alliance info@depressionalliance.org Electralites Majorettes 01763 245447 Evergreen Club 01763 224 997 Five ‘O’ Table Tennis and Social Club 01223 871458 Forget-Me-Not Club 01763 231319 Frank Letts Blind Fellowship Of Royston 01763 231881 Friends Of The Hertfordshire Way 01763 244509 Friendship Scheme For Mental Health (NHS) 01462 680120 G - Stars 07720713532 Gay Outdoor Club 01763 262647 Greenfingers Gardening Club 01763 244424 GuySing www.playmusicplay. co.uk Home-Start 01763 262262 Herts Open Studios 07813 100651 If Only 07764657576 Jazzercise 07703 422394 JM Judokwai 01763 241020

Johnson Matthey Vintage Club 01763 242618 Kumon Maths & English 01763 248562 Karate Classes 07929 100612 Laurels Club 01763 241511 Lingalounge Classes 07775 640794 Little Linguists 01234 708226 Marie Curie Cancer Care Fundraising Group 07947 123341 North Herts Nappy Library 0773 222 4446 North Herts Stamp Club 01763 247641 Open Doors Youth Club opendoors@hotmail. co.uk Openhouse Project 07949 833223 Papillion Playgroup 0788 767 4453 Phoenix Chorus 07860 704443 Play Music Play 01763 246415 Priory Quilters 01763 230187 Rainbow Playgroup 01763 230700 Relax, Stretch and Breathe 07870 624985 RNLI (Royston) 01763 245958 Rotary Club Of Royston 01763 226178 Round Table 01763 222653 Royal British Legion (Women’s Section) 01763 222824 Royal Naval Assoc.

01763 222706 Roysia Women’s Club 01763 222524 Royston & Dist. Model Engineering Society 01763 261670 Royston & District Community Transport 01763 245228 Royston & District Family History Society 01763 232128 Royston & District Local History Society 01763 242677 Royston & District Mencap Society 01763 245363 Royston & District Model Railway Club 01763 848424 Royston & District Probus Club 01763 245895 Royston & District Town Twinning Assoc 01763 241721 Royston & Saffron Walden National Trust 01763 261442 Royston Action On Disability 01763 244338 Royston Allotments & Gardens Association 01763 242053 Royston Arts Society 01763 221322 Royston Badminton Club 01763 249133 Royston Bowling Club 01763 245534 Royston Bridge Club 01763 260746

Royston Chess Club 01763 243370 Royston Choral Society 01763 249058 Royston Contract Bridge Club 01763 242276 Royston Cricket Club 01763 246396 Royston Crows Junior Runners 01763 241460 Royston Cycling Club www.roystoncc.co.uk Royston Day Centre 01763 244229 Royston District Girl Guiding 01763 247691 Royston District Scouts Scoutingroyston@ gmail.com Royston First 01763 878242 Royston Folk Club 07778 157290 Royston Foodbank 07541 808 185 Royston Golf Club 01763 243476 Royston Greenfingers Gardening Club 01763 244424 Royston Heath Archery Club www.roystonarchery. org Royston Hockey Club 01763 250982 Royston in Blue 07540 157200 Royston Ladies Circle 07968 568532 Royston Lions Club 01763 231492 Royston Means Business roystonmeansbusiness@gmail.com Royston Meridian Men’s Keep Fit Class 01763 241217 Royston Miscarriage Support 07906 559756 Royston Netball Club 01763 247634 Royston’s Open Secrets 01763 223216 Royston Photographic Society 01763 222856 Royston Power Kiters 01763 249199 Royston Rackets Badminton Club 01763 242558 Royston Ramblers 01763 242677 Royston Rascals Childminders Support Group 01763 243159 Royston Repair Café 07962 157589 Royston RNA 01763 261325 Royston Rockets BMX Club 01763 260959 Royston Rounders 01763 243529 Royston Royal British Legion Club 01763 244560 Royston Rugby Club 01763 247522 Royston Runners 01763 230819 Royston Saturday Morning School 01438 844518 Royston Short Mat Bowls Club 01763 848775 Royston Short Tennis 01763 230050

Royston Speak Out Club speakoutstrokeclub@ gmail.com Royston Spiritual Awareness & Church 01223 503345 Royston Swimming Club roystonswimmingclub@hotmail.co.uk Royston Table Tennis Club 01763 230050 Royston Tennis Club www.roystontennis. co.uk Royston Time Bank 01462 689405 Royston Town Band 01763 246929 Royston Townswomen’s Guild 01763 221314 Royston Town FC 01763 241204 Royston Town Ladies FC 07940 084628 Royston Town Youth FC 01763 241460 Royston Trefoil Guild 01763 243801 Royston Volunteer Centre 01763 243020 Royston WEA 01763 660234 Royston WI (AM) 01763 245895 Royston WI (PM) 01763 849122 Royston Wildlife Group 01763 244079 Royston Writers Circle 01954 719395 Royston Young Voices 01763 246415 Rubbish, Recycle, Remake 07427 789169 Sport Royston 01223 207213 Stage Right Studios 01763 244866 Stephanie Prior School of Dancing 01763 878587 Sunbeams Baby & Toddlers 07837660603 Swimply The Best 01763 208013 Tiny Talk Baby Signing 01223 208144 Tots Play 07809 873817 Vegetarians & Vegans Group 07503 554567 Youth Club in Royston 0774 776 2829 Youth Members at Royston Museum 01763 242587 Aerobic Fitness the ‘Wright’ Way Mon - Thurs, various times and locations.

Fitness Classes for male and females - all age groups - speciality groups - 50+ and seniors catered for with special care. Qualified teacher, RSA/LCYMCA. Ex to music/50+/KFA Paula Wright, 01763 243884 Yoga In Pregnancy Classes for individuals and small groups.

Stretch, breathe and relax. Time to bond with your baby. Birth preparation is included.

Suitable from 14 weeks to birth. Call Penny Constantinou on 07944 416572 www. babymassageherts.co.uk

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SPECIALIST CHAUFFEUR SERVICE

EATS, DRINKS & LEISURE Christmas at

Butchers

FIELDGATE NURSERIES, STATION RD, MELDRETH AIRPORT TRANSFERS CONFERENCES WEDDINGS SPECIAL OCCASIONS Private Hire only Maximum. 4 passengers Cars need to be booked in advance

Tel: 01763 243 437 Email: graftoncars@hotmail.com

ROYSTON TOWN PRESENTS….. THE 60 BEATS At The Clubhouse Garden Walk Friday 21st November Support from Victor Velocette

A night of authentic sixties music, played in style, with the look and the equipment to take you back to an era where pop really started!

Beatles * Stones * Who * Small Faces * + many more Tickets limited @ £5 in advance (or £7 on the door) Doors open at 7.30pm

Bar open until midnight

www.roystontownfc.co.uk 01763 241204 07516 455165

• Free Range Bronze Turkeys • • Award Winning Natural Turkeys • • Turkey Breast Rolls From £17.50 each• • Large selection of Local Wild Game & Venison • • Local Free Range Geese, Ducks & Capon Style Large Chickens • • Home Cured Gammon, Natural Oak Smoked Gammon • • Large selection of 1lb, 2lb, 3lb & 4lb Hand-raised Pork Pies • • Full Range of Cutting Pies including Game, Duck & Orange • • Turkey & Ham, Chicken & Apricot, Pork & Apple, Pork & Apricot • • Award Winning Natural Local Pork • • Locally Produced 4-week Hung Beef, Scotch Beef • • Daveys 3 Bird Roasts: 7kg + Turkey Ballantine £75, 5kg Chicken Ballantine £45, 4kg Duck Ballantine £39.50 • • Home of the Celebrated Meldreth Sausage and Chipolatas •

Download our full Xmas price list visit www.daveysbutchers.co.uk

Orders now being taken 01763 260 193 Mob 07764 195265

Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm Sat 8am-2pm Sun 9am-1pm

Book now for

Christmas

Fully refurbished Oakroom & Ballroom

Celebrate an occasion

Weddings, birthdays, parties & celebrations

Please call us on 01763 242003 for our room hire charges and wedding reception packages

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EATS, DRINKS & LEISURE

FORMALLY TRADING AS TAKE 5 BUFFETS

NOVEMBER 14 • ISSUE 111 Make your company catering special with a festive lunch for in-house meetings & staff parties

Farm Fresh Farm Fresh Turkeys Farm Fresh BRONZE & WHITE FREE TURKEYS Turkeys BRONZE FREE RANGERANGE TURKEYS Turkeys TRADITIONAL FARM FRESH TURKEYS BRONZE & WHITE FREE RANGE TURKEYS TRADITIONAL FARM FRESH TURKEYS RANGE OF FRESH TURKEY BREAST BRONZE & WHITE FREE RANGE TURKEYS BRONZE FREE RANGE TURKEYS TRADITIONAL FARM FRESH TURKEYS 8lb to 25lb prepared ready for the oven ROLLS & JOINTS TRADITIONAL FARM FRESH TURKEYS TRADITIONAL FARM FRESH TURKEYS RANGE OF FRESH TURKEY BREAST From 8lb-25lb FRESH TURKEY BREAST 8lb-25lb prepared ready for the BREAST oven RANGE OF FRESH TURKEY ROLLS & Prepared ready JOINTS for the oven ROLLS JOINTS ROLLS &&8lb-25lb JOINTS From FRESH TURKEY BREAST

Christmas Menus

Set Menu 1 (£6.00 per head) Festive Sandwiches Pigs in Blankets Vegetarian Mixed Lattice Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Blinis Mince Pies

Lunch Menu

Menu per Canapés Selection Set Menus Set MenuBuffet 2 (£8.50 head) Cheese & Meat Platter Asparagus Wrapped in Parma Ham TELEPHONE: 01462 484488 EMAIL: thebuffetkitchen@gmail.com Mini Turkey & Cranberry Pies Brie & Cranberry Filo Tarts Filo Prawns with Sweet Chilli Dip Mince Pies, Stollen & Chocolate Brownies

At The Buffet Kitchen we provide fresh quality food delivered straight to your workplace. Whether it’s a breakfast or lunchtime meeting, training day or you have a big event to cater for, we will devise a menu to suit your needs and taste buds…

Our menus are designed so you can simply select individual items to create your own menu.

Or for a quick and easy option (where all the thinking is done for you) select one of our set menus.

All prices are exclusive of VAT

Free delivery on all orders 01462 484488 • thebuffetkitchen@gmail.com Visit www.thebuffetkitchen.co.uk for our full Christmas Menu

AUTUMN FAYRE

PLEASE CALL US NOW TOJOINTS RESERVE YOUR TURKEY From 8lb-25lb Prepared ready for the oven ROLLS &

Cannot quite believe we are talking about ordering the Christmas Turkey Prepared ready for the oven ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR CHRISTMAS ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR CHRISTMAS and or Goose - it only seems like a few days since we said goodbye to PLEASE CALL US NOW TO RESERVE YOUR TURKEY ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR CHRISTMAS the wonderful summer weather, barbecues, picnics and music festivals PLEASE CALL US NOW TOTAKEN RESERVEYOUR YOUR TURKEY PLEASE CALL US TURKEY ORDERS NOW BEING FOR CHRISTMAS and days on the beach. Before we get into the full swing of the Season of PLEASE CALL USTO TORESERVE RESERVE YOUR TURKEY

ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR CHRISTMAS

Goodwill, why not consider including Game on your weekend menu?

It is an excellent and good value source of protein - entirely a natural product. From now until late winter, Knibbs Meat Safe will have good availability and choice of Game, together with a selection of delicious root crops, fruit and nuts. What better combination than pheasant and Paul’s delicious free range pork sausages cooked in red wine with a pot full of roasted vegetables and finished with a delicious apple pie? Yummy.

So back to that Christmas ordering – why not let Knibbs Meat Safe help A. P. Burlton (Farms) Ltd you by offering you an Order Service - it is so much easier to start now than having to worry in the week running up to 25th December when frankly you A. P. Burlton (Farms) Ltd Valley Farm, Meldreth, Royston, Herts SG8 6JP A. P. Burlton (Farms) Ltdare wishing the New Year has been and gone! Just come in and ask Paul Tel: 01763 blackbarn@farmline.com Valley Farm,260445 Meldreth,email Royston, Herts SG8 6JP and Caz they will be more than pleased to help you.

Valley Farm, Meldreth, Herts SG8 6JP Tel: 01763 260445 emailRoyston, blackbarn@farmline.com

Black BarnTurkeys Turkeys Black Barn Black Barn Turkeys

Tel: 01763 260445 email blackbarn@farmline.com

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Knibbs Meat Safe, Church Lane, Royston 01763 246316 and Manor Farm Bourn 01954 713978

Country food at its best ...

Traditional butchers offering great quality free range and local meat, poultry and game, at great value, every day, together with a large range of artisan cheeses, and delicatessen products. And, our renowned home made pies and handmade sausages including the original Royston Banger.

Order Now for Christmas

Pop in store for your chance to WIN your Christmas Turkey!

Product of the Month enjoy seasonal game, such as roasted pheasant, this autumn

Free* delivery service in Royston and local villages *Subject to minimum order and within a 10 mile radius of the shop.

Our opening hours are: Tuesday to Thursday 8am to 5pm, Friday 8am to 6pm Saturday 8am to 4pm. Sunday and Monday closed

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Farmers’ Market Wimpole 2nd Saturday monthly Sat 8th, 10am - 4pm Wimpole Hall

Orwell Pannier Market 1st Saturday monthly Sat 1st, 10am - 12pm Orwell Village Hall

Sandon Farmers’ Market 3rd Saturday monthly Sat 15th, 9.30am - 12noon Sandon Primary School

Linton Farmers & Crafts Market 1st Saturday monthly Sat 1st, 9am - 12noon Linton Village College

Shepreth Village Hall Market 4th Saturday monthly Sat 22nd, 10am - 12.30pm Shepreth Village Hall

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Croydon Village Market Last Sunday monthly Sun 30th, 10.30am - 1pm Croydon Village Hall

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The North Pole Cambridge Christmas Festival is back, taking place throughout the festive season and bringing you an icy extravaganza in the heart of the city centre.

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Jingle Christmas at The Jingle Belle With Christmas just around the corner the team at The Belle are already getting into the festive spirit, so much so that for the entire month of December we will be known as ‘The Jingle Belle’ Freehouse & Restaurant.

So why not enter into the festive spirit also and book your Christmas party at ‘The Jingle Belle Freehouse & Restaurant. Our head chef Fergie and his team have put together a scrumptious seasonal menu for you to enjoy in either 2 or 3 courses. Our Christmas party menu is available from 22nd November through to the 9th January.

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Royston Town Band Carol Concert Sunday 14th December Christmas Party Menu 2 courses £20.95 3 courses £25.95

Christmas Day Menu £75 per person

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Cops & Robbers Holiday Club Monday 27th – 31st October, 9.45am-12.30pm Led by John Hardwick, with Charlie the Monkey, games, crafts, songs & stories. For all children aged 4 – 11, admission free.

Royston Methodist Church, Queen’s Road Contact: 01763 208381

Royston Rugby Club Halloween Party

Friday 31st October, 6.30-8.30pm With cake, chocolate tombola, disco and games. Prizes for best dressed child and adult. All proceeds to the Royston Rugby Club.

The Heath Sports Club

Light Party

Friday 31st October, 5.30-7pm A free, fun alternative to Hallowe’en for children age 4-11 and their families. Food, craft, games, disco and lots of treats. Organised by Churches Together in Royston and District. Coombes Community Centre, Royston

Day of the Dead Art Workshop

Saturday 1st November, 10am-3pm Their artist in residence will be leading a workshop in which participants of all abilities can make their very own Skeleton Bag to take home. The Plough, Shepreth, SG8 6PP

Ghost Walk Resurrected!

Saturday 1st Nov, 11am-12pm If you dare, join Royston resident and Ghost hunter Damien O’Dell on a ghostly tour of Royston. Meet at Royston Station.

Contact Royston Library for tickets.

Halloween Party

Saturday 1st Nov, 4.30-6.30pm Fun for all the family, inc stalls, games and prize for the best costume. Children up to 8 years old, tickets include a hot dog, cake and drink. Guilden Morden VH Tickets available from Guilden Morden Village Shop or gmpreschool@hotmail.co.uk

Wimpole Fireworks Display

Saturday 1st November, 6.30-8pm Free parking and refreshments available. St Andrews Church, Wimpole

Folk Music at the Chapel

Saturday 1st November, 7.30-10pm A friendly club with all welcome to sing, play, recite or just listen. Bring your own drinks, we supply the nibbles. Why not visit us and join in the session?

The Schoolroom, Guilden Morden Congregational Chapel, Pound Green, Guilden Morden SG8 0JZ Contact: 01763 852309

Antiques & Vintage Fair

Sunday 2nd November, 10am-4pm Good range of stalls, tea room with homemade cakes.

Barkway Village Hall, SG8 8BS Contact: 07720647696, info@ flapperfortunes.co.uk

The Sooty Show

Sunday 2nd November, 2.30-5pm One of the world’s most famous puppets takes to the stage with his friends. The Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage Tickets: 01438 363200

Rajadhiraja Yoga

Tuesday 4th November New yoga class, suitable for men and women. Starts 4th Nov, takes place on Tues evenings.

Royston Complementary Health Centre Bookings: 01763 247440

Baby Massage

Tuesday 4th Nov 10-11.30am

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Tuesday 4th Nov, 11.30am-1pm Royston Complementary Health Centre Bookings: 01763 247440

Quick & Easy Christmas Cards Thursday 6th November, 10am1.30pm With ‘It’s Crafting Time’.

Unit 8, Dunsbridge Business Park, Shepreth, SG8 6RA Contact: 01763 262417

Make and Create

Thursday 6th Nov, 10am-2pm Worksops for all ages, special offers, and unique fused glass items for sale. Every Thursday, starts 6th Nov. Glazed Creations, 3 Baldock Street, Royston, SG8 5AY

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Send your events to lucy@townhousepublishing.co.uk Family Friendly Events Ultimate British Wresting

Saturday 8th November, 6pm-9pm For the first time in history Ultimate British Wrestling or UBW as their fans call it, will be coming to Royston!! It’s promising to be an action-packed live event for the whole family to enjoy. Coombes Community Centre, Burns Road, Royston

Melbourn Primary School Fireworks Extravaganza

Fashion Party

Tuesday 11th November, 8-11pm Come and see and try the clothes and fun accessories. Proceeds and raffle in aid of Home-Start ESSE, Station Road, Melbourn, SG8 6DX Contact: 01763 262262, admin@ hsrsc.org.uk

St Mary’s Open Morning

Icknield Fireworks

Wednesday 12th Nov, 10am-12pm Open to current and prospective students. Catholic and Non Catholic families welcome.

St Mary’s Primary School, Royston, SG8 7BD Contact: 01763 242875

Ashwell Primary School Fireworks

13th November-15th January Curwens Gallery, High Street, Royston

Saturday 8th November, 6pm-9pm There will be refreshments available.

Melbourn Primary School Saturday 8th November, 6pm-8pm Refreshments and glow in the dark novelties. Icknield Walk First School, Poplar Drive, Royston

Saturday 8th November, 6.30-8pm Hot dogs, mulled wine, beer, soft drinks, cake and treats available.

Smallgains, Station Road, Ashwell Tickets are available from the school.

Exhibition: Christina Renwick, Mike Dobson & Graham Rayner Thursday@8

Thursday 13th Nov, 7.30-10pm An evening with Revd Dr Michael Wilson. Royston Methodist Church, Queen’s Road

The Impact of the First World War on Britain

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Saturday 8th November, 7.45-10pm The male a cappella chorus from Potton. Proceeds to be shared between Motor Neurone Disease Association and Cambridgeshire & Royston Methodist Church Royston Methodist Church Tickets: 07895 095455

Foxton Art Exhibition

Roman Way First School Open Day

Family Portrait Day

Polymer Clay Christmas

Thursday 6th November, 8-10pm Illustrated by Mike Muncaster.

With Royston & District Local History Society.

Royston Town Hall Contact: 01763 242677

Friday 7th November, 9am-12pm Feel free to drop in any time from 9am to 12pm for a chat and tour of the school.

Roman Way First School Open Day

Roysia Fireworks Extravaganza

Friday 7th November, 6-8.30pm Bring the family and enjoy an evening filled with fun, fireworks and food! Contact: 01763241555, admin@roysia.herts.sch.uk Roysia Middle School, Royston

Royston Lions Ware Barn Dance

Friday 7th November, 8-10pm Presdales School, Ware, With Caller Pete Skiffins. Licensed bar and raffle; Proceeds to Isabel Hospice & other charities. Presdales School, Hoe Lane, Ware Contact: 01763 231492

Ashwell Playgroup’s ‘Alternative’ Quiz

Friday 7th November, 8-11pm Come as a team of 8, or join a team on the night. Bar, free snacks and fun guaranteed. Ashwell Village Hall Tickets: 07966 034795

Reed First School Open Day Saturday 8th November, 1am-4pm During the open afternoon they will also be shown around the school and offered refreshments. Reed First School, Jacksons Lane, Reed, SG8 8AB

Royston Lions Quiz Night

Saturday 8th Nov, 7.45-10pm With bar and raffle. Teams of up to 8.

Market Hill Rooms, Royston Contact: 01763 231492

Steeple Morden Fireworks

Saturday 8th November, 5.30-7pm With bar, burgers and a firework display. Tickets from the school.

Steeple Morden Primary School

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Guilden Morden Village Hall Contact: tessakeeble@yahoo.com

Antiques & Vintage Fair

Sunday 9th November, 10am-4pm Good range of stalls, tea room with homemade cakes.

Barkway Village Hall, SG8 8BS Contact: 07720647696, info@ flapperfortunes.co.uk

Remembrance Day Parade and Service

Sunday, 9th November, 10.25am Parade commences at 10.25am from Queens Road & is followed the service at Royston war memorial at 10.45am

Meldreth Local History Group Sunday 9th Nov, 10.30am-12.30pm, A Meldreth WWI exhibition. Free refreshments, all welcome.

Sheltered Housing Community Centre, Elin Way, Meldreth Contact: 01763 260129

Guilden Morden Pre-school Open Week Monday 10th -Thursday 13th November, 10-11.30am Meet the staff and have a look around the school. Village Hall, Guilden Morden, SG8 OJD

Royston High Street Retailers Meeting

Monday 10th Nov 5.30-6.30pm Guest Speaker to be confirmed.

Hogg’s Coffee Shop, Corn Exchange, Royston

Christmas Shopping Evening

Tuesday 11th November, 7-9pm Local crafts will be on sale, as well as festive refreshments and children will also get the opportunity to decorate a Christmas bauble to hang on their tree at home. Reed First School

Friday 14th - Sunday 16th Nov The 3 day exhibition displays and sells quality works of art from prominent local artists whilst raising funds for Foxton Primary School.

Foxton Art Exhibition, Hardman Road, Foxton CB22 6RN Friday 14th November, 7pm-9pm With Glazed Creations.

Glazed Creations, 3 Baldock Street, Royston, Herts, SG8 5AY Details: www.facebook.com/ MakeAndCreate

Art Demo – Vivid Acrylics

Friday 14th November, 8pm-10pm Royston Arts Society hosts internationally acclaimed artist Soraya French for a unforgettable evening of insights into her acrylic techniques.

Market Hill Rooms, Fish Hill Contact: enquiries@roystonartsoc. org.uk

Royston & District Model Railway Exhibition

Saturday 15th Nov, 10.30am - 5pm Annual exhibition at Bassingbourn Village College. Displays, dioramas, trade stands.www.roystondmrc.co.uk

Royston Choral Society Concert

Saturday 15th November Including Mozart Requiem Royston Parish Church Details: www.roystonchoralsoc.org.uk

Reed Quiz Night

Saturday 15th Nov, 7.30-10pm With fish or chicken and chips supper. Bar and raffle.

Reed Village Hall.

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DecoArt New Mixed Media

Sunday 16th November With ‘It’s Crafting Time’.

Unit 8, Dunsbridge Business Park, Shepreth, SG8 6RA Contact: 01763 262417

Greneway School Christmas Market

Sunday 16th November, 11am-3pm The Greneway Middle School, Garden Walk, Royston, SG8 7JF Contact: fogs@greneway.herts.sch.uk

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Monday 17th November, 8-10pm In tonight’s session we will be discussing a number of systems that could transform our members businesses.

Oak Room, The Old Bull Inn, Royston Contact: 07764 657576, www. businessbabble.net

Monty Python’s Spamalot

20th, 21st & 22nd Nov, 7.30-10pm The much anticipated Meridian School production Spamalot is a new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture “Monty Python and the Holy Grail Tickets: 01763 242236

The North Pole Cambridge

21st November-5th January Skate in style at one of the most stunning open-air ice rinks the UK has to offer and glide around the new 600m Ice Rink. Plus, enjoy the wide array of traditional entertainment rides & fun interactive side stalls, which will have something for everyone.

The 60 Beats

Friday 21st November, 7.30-10pm Support from Victor Celocette. A night of authentic sixties music.

The Clubhouse, RTFC Garden Walk Contact: 01763 241204

Royston Town Mayor’s Quiz Night

Friday 21st November, 7-10pmPlease support the Royston Town Mayor in raising funds for Royston Girl Guiding. Quiz night with bar and raffle. Tickets £5 per person maximum of 8 per team.

Royston Town Hall Contact: 01763 245484

Barley Cricket Club Quiz

Friday 21st November, 7.30-10pm We invite teams of six players. This price includes a delicious supper served at the halfway point; there will also be a cash bar.

Town House, Barley Tickets: 01763 848788

Canvas Painting

Saturday 22nd Nov, 10am-4pm A workshop with Hels loaded with tips and techniques in creating layers and dimension on canvas. With ‘It’s Crafting Time’.

Unit 8, Dunsbridge Business Park, Shepreth, SG8 6RA Contact: 01763 262417

Buntingford Railway

Saturday 22nd Nov, 10am-4pm A Railway Extravaganza. With Buntingford Railway and Local History Society.

Benson Hall, Buntingford

Barley Christmas Market

Saturday 22nd Nov, 11am-4pm With plenty of Christmas gift ideas plus the church’s homemade cakes and produce stall and a wonderful raffle with prizes donated by stallholders! Refreshments will be simple, wholesome and very reasonably priced. Organised in aid of Barley Church Barley Town House, SG8 8JW Contact: 01763 848705, alison. white@tinyworld.co.uk

Charity Dinner & Dance

Saturday 22nd November, 7-11 pm The evening will be professionally catered with a delicious three-course dinner, a free glass of wine on arrival and dancing to a fabulous live band.

Licensed bar and raffle.

Great Chishill Village Hall Tickets: www.khandel-light.co.uk

Royston Wildlife Club

Tuesday 25th November, 7.30pm With Val Perrin. ‘Dragons and damsels- jewels of the air.’

Details: www.britishdragonflysociety. co.uk

Greenfingers Garden Club

Wednesday 26th Nov, 7.30-9pm A talk by Colin Kirkland, Wildlife in the Garden.

Coombes Community Centre, Burns Rd, Royston Contact: 01763 244424

“Nadine’s” Story

Thursday 27th Nov, 7.30-10pm Joan Munden tells the story of this SOE agent working in France during WWII. Royston Methodist Church, Queen’s Road

Glass Coaster

Friday 28th November, 7am-9pm With Glazed Creations.

Glazed Creations, 3 Baldock Street, Royston, Herts, SG8 5AY Details: www.facebook.com/ MakeAndCreate

Roysia Christmas Fayre

Friday 28th November, 3.30-5pm Refreshments, cake, jewellery, card stalls and many more.

Roysia Middle School

Lights of Love Ceremony

Friday 28th November, 5.30pm Isabel Hospice Lights of Love Ceremony and late night shopping in Buntingford.

Friday Fizz

Friday 28th November, 5.30-7.30pm Friday Fizz is the FREE business & social networking event held on the last Friday of every month, giving you a chance to unwind and relax with other local businesses. Friday Fizz is organised by The Listing and Ad Hoc Adhoc Bar & Kitchen, Fish Hill, Royston

‘Where the Wild Things Are’

Friday 28th November, 7.45-10pm Royston & Saffron Walden National Trust Ass’n, The work of the Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust. Speaking is Amy Judges. Market Hill Rooms, Priory Lane, Royston Contact: 01799 523776

Roysia Car Boot Sale

Saturday 29th Nov, 9am-12pm Sellers from 8am, Buyers from 9am £5 per car £8 per van Roysia Middle School Contact: 07882 273851

Christmas Fayre

Saturday 29th November, 2-4pm Santa’s grotto, raffle, refreshments, picture hunt, Children’s activity table, tombola and a wide variety of gift stalls. Litlington Village Hall Contact: 07984 935193

Christmas Fayre

Saturday 29th November, 2-4pm Cake, book & toy stall Cards, crafts and Christmas Gifts Chocolate Tombola. Organised by the Friends of St Mary’s. St Mary’s School, Melbourn Road, Royston

80s Funk & Soul Fancy Dress Charity Night

Saturday 29th November, 7.30pm 80’s Funk & Soul night and fancy dress – all monies raised will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation Royston Town Football Club Contact: 07944 912198

Meridian Charity Christmas Fair Sunday 30th November, 10am-3pm Christmas Fun for Everyone! Come and meet Santa! Selection of Stalls, Refreshments, Children’s Activities; plus a Rafffle with Top Prizes and a Santa’s Grotto.

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TOP LIP CHALLENGE FOR MEN’S HEALTH COMES TO ROYSTON November is Movember and lips in and around Royston will become hairier over the coming weeks. Movember is an international initiative to raise funds and awareness for research and action on men’s health, particularly prostate and testicular cancer, and mental health.

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One Royston resident growing a moustache throughout November is Chris Lee, motivated by the experience of a friend being diagnosed with prostate cancer three years ago. He is also part of a Wimpole parkrunners team This is Chris’s third ‘top lip challenge’ and he explains the purpose behind Movember.

“Most men of my age – 59 – are affected by enlarged prostates but many are reluctant to discuss personal health issues – even with friends. As with most cancers, early diagnosis and treatment is vital, so being aware of symptoms is important.

Growing a moustache is visible so it raises questions and starts conversations in a natural and informal way.”

To sponsor Chris Lee or join the Wimpole parkrunners team, go to www.mobro.co/leeinroyston or www.uk.movember.com

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Hockey

in and around Royston

Hockey was first played on Therfield Heath in 1957 and the big plan now is to play here again, having been away for nearly twenty years. This time the surface will be Astroturf.

After the huge fright in 2012 when the MOD announced the closure of Bassingbourn Barracks the senior teams have desperately been looking for alternative venues and were fortunate to find St. Edmunds College near Puckeridge, however when this became unavailable the club had to spread its net further afield and currently play home games, yes home games at St. Ernulf School in St. Neots some 19 miles away!

Ultimately our goal is to play hockey again at our home club on Therfield Heath. We are well on our way for an astro turf to be built on what used to be called the “top pitch” above the tennis courts, and we are working with the local authorities to secure this ASAP, subject to the usual planning and the small matter of finding £500k. So of course we are turning to local business for sponsorship and working to maximise funding from government funding and the Hockey association.

Improved coaching and player development have been the key measure of success with club coach Bob Biddlecombe working with both squads on tactical play which showed great success, coupled with the assistance of recently qualified coaches Sarah Gourd and Ian Harper along with Denise Underwood we really do punch above our weight. Imagine what we could do if we had a pitch beside our club house!

As a club we continue to look to expand and we still look to recruit new players from both senior and junior levels, this reflects the popularity of Hockey in Royston and the excitement generated by the Olympics when over 650k people watched Hockey at the Riverside Stadium. Because

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of this success we have started discussions with parents and helpers to run a separate junior committee as it is already a club within a club and needs to have a great deal of focus and energy to keep it running professionally.

Our junior sessions are held on the 3G surface at Meridian School on Sunday mornings and started in September. With such a great level of attendance we now run two sessions each of two age groups due to the popularity from both boys and girls from 5YO to 13YO. This has borne fruit in developing some excellent talent and this year we will be attending more club events to further develop the juniors and get them ready for playing in our senior teams. This cannot happen unless you have qualified coaches and enthusiastic helpers and drivers for away matches on every Sunday morning.

We introduced “back to hockey” sessions last year in the evenings, which in part has generated a small group of mums who are now the core of the ladies 4th team; these sessions have also given new players and some returning dads an opportunity to give it a try. We continue to train every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in both St.Neots and Bassingbourn Village College a constant challenge for both players and coaches, not ideal, however it means we keep our fitness and skill levels high to meet the demands of this fast moving game.

I will take this opportunity to thank the team behind the scenes who work tirelessly to keep us going and looking forward. They know who they are and I thank them, it makes my life easy due to their commitment.

Colin Smith 01763 250982 www.roystonhockey.co.uk info@roystonhockey.co.uk

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

REMEMBERING LOVED ONES Garden House Hospice is offering the opportunity to dedicate a light on their Christmas Tree as an opportunity to remember someone special to you this Christmas time. With each donation they will send a personalised dedication certificate for you to keep. The amount donated will not be stated. Your gift will dedicate a tree light and help care for patients and families needing hospice care this Christmas.

Donations will be accepted until 6th January 2015. The Hospice will be holding a service with carols for you to enjoy on Sunday 7th December at 4pm when the lights will be switched on.

www.ghhospice.co.uk

The annual Lights of Love event will be held on Friday 28th November in Buntingford and combines the annual Lights of Love ceremony and Late Night Shopping evening. This year we will also have the official switching on of the Christmas lights in Buntingford – said by many to be the best around. The evening starts in the

CATHRYN’S PILATES

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CLASSES BEGINNING NOVEMBER Tuesdays: 8.00-9.00pm – improvers Wednesdays: 9.20-10.20 am – improvers, 10.30-11.30am – beginners 6.45-7.45pm – improvers, 8.00-9.00pm – beginners, 8.00-9.00pm – improvers Thursdays: 9.25-10.25am – improvers, 10.30-11.30am –beginners, 6.00 - 7.00pm – beginners, 7.10-8.10pm – beginners, 8.15-9.00pm – intermediate Saturdays: 9.00-10.00am – improvers, 10.15-11.15am – beginners Classes taught by Cathryn Jaffray in well appointed studios in Royston For more info please call Cathryn 01763 249750/07967 740652 or email: info@premier-pilates.co.uk www.pilatesinroyston.co.uk

grounds of The Manor House with the lighting of the Lights of Love Tree in aid of the Isabel Hospice. Traditional carols are sung in this special ceremony. To donate a light to remember a loved one or special friend or for details of the Book of Love please visit

www.isabelhospice.org.uk

St Albans Abbey is hosting the Marie Curie ‘Lights to Remember’ Carol Service on Monday 8th December at 7.30pm, one of many Marie Curie events taking place across the country this Christmas, uniting families and friends in remembering special people they have lost.

www.mariecurie.org.uk

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Open Tuesdays 9.30am-7.30pm • Wednesdays 11am-7.30pm Fridays 9.30am-3pm • Saturdays 8am-2pm Closed Mondays and Thursdays Appointments can also be arranged at additional times - please ask.

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This is one of the best loved choral works in the UK – 30th in Classic FM’s listeners’ Hall of Fame, One of the best-loved movements with singers is the Lacrimosa containing the last bars Mozart composed: ‘Pie Jesu Domine, Donna eis requiem Amen’ (Gentle Lord Jesus, Grant them eternal rest.

Amen)

November 15th, 7.3opm Royston Choral Society proudly presents the Mozart Requiem, Royston Parish Church

MELBOURN BUSINESS ASSOC. A lively networking group, held on the first Tuesday of the month at the Sheene Mill in Melbourn. To join or to attend a meeting, contact Kimmi Crosby on 07976 228377 or kimmi@walnutmedical.info ROYSTON BUSINESS BREAKFAST CLUB Meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month.

Contact Sarah Hillman on 07967 197898, S.Hillman@enabling-growth.com ROYSTON BUSINESS NETWORK – RBN Meet every Thursday at 7.30am at the Heath to compare ideas and experiences and work together to strengthen Royston’s business community. To find out more, or to come along as a visitor, contact Tony Field 07794 128054 www.roystonbn.co.uk ROYSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Next meeting is Thursday 13th November from 5.30pm at Palazzo, Kneesworth St, Royston. Contact Anna Stocks 01763 878304 or info@roystonchamber.org www.roystonchamber.org ROYSTON COMMUNITY BREAKFAST Meet second Friday every month at the Old Bull Inn at 7.30am. If you are active in the Royston & District Community, this is a group of charity group leaders, scout leaders, councillors, local businesses leaders – who support and share ideas. Contact Ray Munden on 01763 241217 or email communitybreakfast@roystondiary.info WOMEN IN BUSINESS NETWORK ROYSTON GROUP Meet last Thursday of every month at the The Old Bull Inn, Royston from 11.45 to 2pm. For those serious about building your business. Contact Siobhan Costello on 07530 590652, siobhan.costello@wibn. co.uk www.wibn.co.uk Email: siobhan. costello@wibn.co.uk www.wibn.co.uk

visit www.thelistingmagazine.co.uk to find more networking events further afield

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WHY SMARTPHONES ARE BAD FOR BUSINESS I’m As this year’s series of TV’s The Apprentice gets underway, I am once again disappointed but the terrible business role models the BBC has chosen as contestants (but then it isn’t real, is it?).

Rather than talk about that, I’d like to share with you some research I heard this week about how our youngsters are becoming increasingly addicted to their Smartphones. Teenagers are checking social media many times a day and worryingly show clinical signs of anxiety and agitation if separated from their mobile device for any length of time.

The kids also said they found it easier to talk to people online than face-to-face – not least because they didn’t need to worry about things like body language, intonation, proper sentences and so on. This shocked me – these things are the real essence of communication, and if our kids are not learning them, the world might find itself saddled with a generation of ineffective communicators very soon. And that would be very challenging at a personal level, as well as being highly damaging for business.

Those teenagers obsessively following Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Whatsapp and the rest, also confirmed that they felt unsettled if they didn’t know what was going on within their social networks, and that their lives were somehow poorer as a result I suppose it’s not that dissimilar to needing to keep up with the Soaps or The Apprentice, but it must be kept in perspective.

If you want to be a success, in business or in your personal life, you need to be in control – can I encourage you to positively reclaim responsibility for yourself, your business and your future.

Fourward Thinking fourways4business.com

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To those who are happy to be pushed around by external forces, passively reacting to events and content to live their lives reacting to social media, (to paraphrase the words of Lord Sugar), “You’re (likely to be) fired!” www.julianberry.co.uk

B2B NETWORKING

MOZART’S REQUIEM

ASHWELL BUSINESS CLUB Last Wednesday of the month in The Three Tuns Ashwell at 7.30 am. Networking opportunities and learning sessions with Businesses from Ashwell and surrounding areas. Cost £12 per month members & £15 Guests. You must book to come along as numbers for breakfast needed. Contact Keith Gordon on 07764 475391, keith@ keithgordon.net Find us on Facebook Ashwell Business Club BUSINESS BABBLE ROYSTON Approachable hands on supportive group for women who run their own business.

Monthly meetings, usually the 3rd Monday of the month at The Old Bull Inn in Royston at 7.30pm for 8pm until 10pm Contact Jayne Bratton 07764 657576 www.businessbabble.net FRIDAY FIZZ FREE business & social networking event held on the last Friday of every month.

Simply go to the month’s chosen venue, buy a drink from the bar, and meet the group for an informal after-work catch up.

Contact Sharon 01763 248447, sharon@ townhousepublishing.co.uk; Find us on Facebook Friday Fizz KISS (KEEP IT SIMPLY SIMPLE) Informal networking lunch takes place on the second Tuesday of the month at Weatherspoons c-ontact Ann Cook on annecook1955@gmail.com for more details

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VOLUNTEERING

RECRUITMENT

A RECRUITMENT COMPANY THAT LISTENS

Wood Green at Heydon are looking for a Gardener to help maintain the flower borders and hedges, to weed, plant seedlings for the small animal vegetable raised beds and generally keep their grounds looking immaculate all year round.

Riding for the Disabled need Riding Assistants for a rewarding role enriching the curriculum of school children who have mental or physical disorders by helping them spend time with and on ponies which gives opportunities to develop skills, relaxation, engagement with others and learn core subjects in a fun environment.

The Countryside Restoration Trust invite you to Come along on Saturday 13th December and help them with Osier cutting and hedge laying. Carrying on the hedge work and making a start on the osier beds in the nearby meadows means you can choose between thorny & smooth trees to chop down!

KHM are a recruitment consultancy based in Buntingford. Our consultants, Julie Jennings, Jane Constance and Sara Poulton, have between them over 15 years of recruitment experience, both locally and in London. Julie set up KHM having realised that there was a gap in the market for a consultancy that genuinely targets a client’s needs. As such KHM work closely with clients to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the type of candidate who will fit in with a company’s ethos as well as having the required skill set.

KHM provide permanent and contract staff within the work place. We pride ourselves on having an outstanding success rate for the recruitment of high calibre candidates and recruit across all sectors, including – accounts, administration, HR, facilities and personnel, legal, PA & secretarial and reception/ front of house.

Please ring Royston and District Volunteer Centre on 01763 243020 email info@roystonvolunteer.org.uk or visit www.do-it.org

Contact us to see how we can work with you and to find out about our introductory rate.

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Home Helpers

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Headline Cambridge are seeking Headline Cambridge arenursery seeking assistants, teaching assistants and nursery assistants, teaching qualified teachers for work within assistants and and qualifi ed teachers nurseries, schools dedicated SEN qualifications necessarily forsettings. work No within nurseries, schools and needed, just experience. Call us today and we can arrange for dedicated SEN setti ngs.

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THE DAY THE PIRATES CAME TO TOWN ...

167 cutlasses painted, 350 badges made, 300+ tattoos, 400 treasure trails completed...

… altogether a very busy and successful day!

Town Manager Geraint Burnell, speaking on behalf of the Royston First organisation, made the following comments: “Anyone who was in Royston one Saturday in early October could have been forgiven for thinking they’d been transported to the Caribbean (aside from the weather!) There were pirates everywhere! We had 34 entries for the fancy dress competition … and they only represented a proportion of those who came dressed-up (including some parents!) Given that each participant in the treasure hunt was accompanied by at least one parent (and quite a number of grandparents too) I would hazard a guess that the pirate day attracted somewhere in the region of 1000 visitors to Royston.

Our thanks to Retail Revival for staging such a successful event and to Hitchin Property Trust for lending us their retail unit.

Save the date for Ruldolph’s Christmas Trail 13th December 10-4pm at Ruldophs Log Cabin in Fish Hill Square – more details to follow……

ROYSTON PIRATES HAYDEN AND KIT

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ROYSTON DAY NURSERY CELEBRATES ‘GOOD’ OFSTED RATING

Parents who send children to Royston Day Nursery in Lumen Road, can be reassured that their children are getting ‘Good’ quality childcare as stated in the first inspection report by Ofsted.

Opened by Jane Roberts in December last year, there are currently 42 children registered. Kyrie Taylor, Manager, and her team run the nursery, which is open from 7.00am until 7.00pm, 51 weeks a year.

Royston Day Nursery is situated in the heart of Royston with a garden where children can enjoy trikes and scooters daily and a plot for the children to grow vegetables, which they then eat at nursery. The nursery has excellent links to the A10 and is only a few minutes away from Royston railway station and the town centre.

Royston Day Nursery was inspected in August for the first time and was awarded an overall ‘Good’ for the setting. The Ofsted Inspector noted in the report. ‘Parents are very supportive of the care and education children receive; those spoken to at the time of inspection express praise for the nursery’s commitment to continuous improvement and to consistently meeting the needs of all the children.’

Jane Roberts, Nursery owner, said “I am so proud and grateful to Kyrie and the team for the positive and encouraging comments that have been made about our nursery, which have clearly been recognised by Ofsted in our first inspection report. We have worked really hard to make sure each child looks forward to coming to nursery and develops at a pace that is right for them. I am delighted with how much has been achieved in the past ten months since opening.”

www.roystondaynursery.manorfarm-day-nursery.co.uk

news from our schools

GRENEWAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS MARKET

The Friends of Greneway School’s Christmas Market will be held on Sunday, 16th November from 11 am until 3pm.

This popular Christmas Market gets bigger and better every year and this year is no exception. Over 35 stallholders have already booked their place and will be offering a wide range of fantastic products and services including: Jewellery, books, confectionery, gifts, bags, music, health and beauty, toys, Christmas decorations, a first chance to buy CADS panto tickets and much more. Pupils will also be organising some fun games for children and adults.

Hot drinks, bacon rolls and cakes will be served. Free entry to the market and free parking is available on site.

Sun 16th Nov, 11am to 3pm The Greneway Middle School, Garden Walk, Royston, SG8 7JF Contact fogs@greneway.herts.sch.uk for more information

ICKNIELD WALK IS OUTSTANDING!

Last month our school celebrated a very great achievement; our Outstanding Ofsted Report. We had a fun afternoon with bouncy castles, football, games and art work. We invited the whole of the Icknield Walk First School team to celebrate with us. We had members of staff, the PTA and governors in attendance. When we were inspected in July we were graded as Outstanding in every area. We are very proud of our children for working so hard and impressing the inspectors with the way they enjoy their lessons.

The inspectors particularly praised the outstanding teaching and noted that lessons were interactive and motivational for the children. The way all children were cared for and supported in school was also praised and the inspectors commented on the exemplary behaviour that the children exhibited around school.

We are proud to be an outstanding school and know that we provide a great place for children to learn and develop!

BUILDING LEARNING POWERS

At Tannery Drift First School this term we are ‘building learning powers’ to help all our children become even better learners. We have purchased some wonderful new puppets - Colin, Polly, Raj & Ruby - who are helping us!

The puppets represent the skills of cooperation, perseverance, reflectiveness and resourcefulness which are being encouraged within all lessons and activities. We know that teaching and practising these skills using a common language for learning across the school are the best way to help develop excellent attitudes to work.

All our children from Nursery to Year 4 are building their learning powers and we are delighted with the attitudes to learning we are seeing, with everyone doing their best.

If you are looking for a Reception place for your child, do come and visit our school on Tuesday 4th November 9.30 - 11.00am or visit

www.tannerydrift.herts.sch.uk for further information.

Doors open from 6pm Display at 6.30pm

Adult £3.50 Child £2.50 Family £10 (2 Adults & 2 children)

Refreshments & Glow in the dark novelties for sale Family viewing room for babies and small children No alcohol, sparklers or any hand held fireworks are permitted on school grounds. No Smoking or unaccompanied children.

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APPLYING FOR A SCHOOL FOR YOUR CHILD? It is approaching the time of year to apply for a Nursery/Reception place for your child.

OPEN MORNING - FRIDAY 7th NOVEMBER 9am - noon Seeing schools in action can help you get a good feel of the school and whether it would suit your child.

Come and visit us on Friday 7th November 2014 to see our school in action. Feel free to drop in any time between 9.00 and 12.00 for a chat and tour of the school.

ROMAN WAY FIRST SCHOOL, BURNS ROAD, ROYSTON SG8 5EQ We look forward to seeing you - Everyone welcome!

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COMMUNITY

MERIDIAN SCHOOL PRODUCTION 2014

Meridian School are gearing up for their much anticipated annual musical production, and this year are tackling the epic comedy musical of Monty Python’s Spamalot. Rehearsals, costumes and set build are well under way and students are throwing themselves into every coconut clapping and sword thrashing moment.

20th-22nd NOVEMBER 2014 7.30pm plus 2pm Satur day matinee

“The Performing Arts students never cease to amaze us in what they are prepared to achieve on stage – as ever, they are energetic, dedicated and a delight to work with. Do come along for a guaranteed evening of entertainment”. Mrs Warburton, Head of Performing Arts

Ticket office opens 3rd Novem ber School Office 01763 242236

Monty Python’s Spamalot 20th - 22nd Nov, 7pm & 2pm Sat Matinee Tickets: 01763 242286 from 8th Nov

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It is very easy to list the benefits of learning a foreign language as an adult. It helps us communicate with people of different cultures; we feel more confident and competent when abroad; it improves our CV and we can meet new people. But, did you know that the benefits for children of learning a second language at an early age are enormous?

Early learning of a foreign language for children has been proved to: • Improve their performance in a range of other subjects at school, including English and maths • Enrich and enhance their intellectual growth and mental development • Give them more flexibility in thinking, greater sensitivity to language, excellent pronunciation and a better ear for listening • Improve their understanding of their native language • Give them the chance to communicate with different people whilst increasing their awareness of different cultures • Give them a head start in language learning for later school life and improve their career and job prospects

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Recent research has shown that children have a natural ability to learn a language until the age of 8-12 years. Up until this age, a second language is processed and stored in the same place in the brain as the native language, leading to improved fluency and native speaker like pronunciation. As we get older, we learn languages more consciously and this information is then stored in a different part of the brain, meaning that outstanding levels of fluency and pronunciation are much less likely to be achieved.

By secondary school the window of opportunity is well and truly closing. Research has shown that by this age children have already lost the ability to hear and reproduce new sounds, which results in a foreign sounding accent. In addition to this, their natural capacity to learn a language almost subconsciously is replaced by the more adult worries about grammar, fluency and pronunciation – all of which inhibit learning.

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At the October meeting we were royally entertained by Col Maggs, who runs Cambridge Kung Fu. He spoke to us on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tai Chi Chuanâ&#x20AC;? which he has been teaching for 11 years. We had a wonderful afternoon, he gave a demonstration and we then did some movements ourselves. Some ladies sitting down. The hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

In China the over 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use Kung Fu as their exercise. It helps with relaxation and coordination and reduces Blood and Stress levels.

He then showed us some moves with swords.

After tea and home made cakes he judged the competition which was won by Linda Beadle. The first prize in the raffle was won by Shirley Harrington.

Our next meeting is on November 13th when Brenda Harley will talk on â&#x20AC;&#x153;How I Became a Reel old Sew and Sewâ&#x20AC;?.

We meet in the Heritage Hall at 1.45- 4pm.

If you would like more information on our Institute please contact our President Helen Barrett on 01763 849122.

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TOWNSWOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GUILD ROYSIA WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CLUB Our October meeting was a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; evening where members are in charge of the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entertainment.

Proceedings began with a play reading followed by a game of Beetles and a thought provoking quiz.

Then followed our Annual Rose Bowl competition when all members of the Guild judge the wide range of entries of arts and crafts. The winner of the Rose Bowl Cup this year was Audrey Nightingale for a delicate, knitted babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shawl and bonnet.

In second place was Christine Lee, for her finely knitted toddlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cardigan. As usual the standard of all the entries was very high.

Royston Townswomenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guild meets on the ďŹ rst Friday of each month in Royston Town Hall, Room 11, 7-9.30pm.

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We began our Autumn Programme in September and during the month enjoyed a variety of speakers including Andy Malcolm on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The True Price of Fish and Chipsâ&#x20AC;?, and the dangers our fishermen encounter out at sea; Richard Furnival-Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amusing talk on the history of Harrods entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Palace of Knightsbridgeâ&#x20AC;? and Brian Sawford spoke about the unique wild life on the island of Scomer off the Pembrokeshire coast. At the end of the month we enjoyed a visit to the Flower Festival in St Albanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral where 139 amazing flower arrangements were on display.

Talks during November will include Jeff Harrison on â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Walk on the Wild Sideâ&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women in Motor Sportâ&#x20AC;? by Anne Garnish and a return visit by the spinning lady Celia Gwynn.

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PLANTING TREES AND SHRUBS

Now is the time to plant larger trees and shrubs, ready for next year.

This is a great time of year to get planting – the soil is still holding a bit of warmth from the late summer and is now more moist and provides good conditions for roots to develop, spread and establish.

Furthermore trees, shrubs and woody climbers in particular are often a very good buy at this time of year.

A good planting hole or pit is essential, and you should sure that it is at least several inches larger than the current spread of the roots of the tree or shrub that you are about to plant.

For years the advice has been that plenty of bulky organic matter should be incorporated in to the hole and the mixture with which you back fill it. Investigations now suggest that this may not necessarily be ideal: make the planting hole too ‘cosy’ and the tree’s roots may be inclined to stay in the hole. In a heavy clay soil a planting hole full of compost may also end up acting as a sump, so when the soil is wet the compost draws more moisture in to the hole, resulting in waterlogged roots.

All very logical, but then I would also suggest that if you garden on a very sandy, poor soil, a well-prepared planting pit which includes bulky organic matter such as garden compost will help to reduce the risk of drying out. Similarly, provided the organic matter is incorporated over a good enough sized area on a heavy soil, I think it does help to improve aeration and drainage around tree roots, especially if you incorporate some grit too.

Well-rotted manure, garden compost and proprietary bagged compost are all useful in planting holes and if it is largely an improvement in soil texture which you are after, then home-made leafmould is great too.

Next, to tease or not to tease the roots? I’m a teaser every time, having seen thousands of trees fail because their pot-bound roots never moved out in to the soil properly, if at all. Planting depth is important too, so do make sure that you cover the roots, and only the roots, with soil. Even the compost level in the pot is often too deep, so start from scratch if necessary.

Laying a straight cane over the top of the planting hole will help you to gauge the correct depth more easily.

Then of course there is staking. I suggest only doing this with large trees, apples on very dwarfing rootstocks or if the site is extremely windy as a tree will get tougher and more resilient if given a chance to move around slightly and so form a strong trunk. If you do stake, short stakes at an angle are now regarded as best, and do use a good quality tree tie, properly fitted so that the tree’s bark is not chaffed.

Finally, remember that aftercare is essential, regular thorough waterings will be needed during dry weather, especially for the first couple of years after planting. If you don’t get the aftercare right, the plant and all that time and effort can easily be lost.

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