Saffron Walden Rotary recently marked its centennial with a dinner at Saffron Walden Golf Club. A congratulatory letter from the President of Rotary worldwide was read out and a framed Centennial Certificate presented to Saffron Walden President Andrew Burton.

The difficulty of producing flowers throughout the year in the unfavourable British climate was finally solved by the development of the heated greenhouse.

The Wimbish Dissenters’ burial ground today is well-maintained, planted with bulbs, and contains two memorial stones, as well as a seat donated by descendants in 2002.

Above Image is © Saffron Walden Historical Society Our Town was ranked number one from a shortlist of 72 locations, ranging from capital cities to the remote village of Maenclochog in Pembrokeshire. See BBC news for more detail or ITV News. Criteria the judges consider for such a title include schools, transport, broadband speeds, mobile signals, access to green spaces

two old properties were demolished and replaced by Woolworths’ splendid new modern store.

ENGLISH TOURISM WEEK 14 – 23 MARCH 2025 Visit England is proud to lead English Tourism Week (14-23 March 2025) celebrating our diverse, exciting and vibrant sector, and highlighting the quality and value of the English tourism offer. Saffron Walden Town Council (SWTC) is hosting an event on Tuesday 18 March for English Tourism week. Named as The Times ‘best

Adrian Gibson, left an important legacy to the town of Saffron Walden by carefully describing and listing many of its most important buildings on behalf of English Heritage

In its February 2025 magazine the BALH reviewed Martin’s book, and Dr. Sean O’Dell gives an excellent synopsis of the content

Our understanding of local prehistory has been enriched over the past few years

Saffron Walden Historical Journal appears in the latest BALH newsletter as, in the last 25 years since they started awards, our Journal has won 8 times, which is the second most number out of all the journals reviewed.

Upstairs, in the semi-darkened rooms of Saffron Walden Museum, there lies a remarkable collection of cultural artefacts from all around the world, many of them gathered at the height of Victorian collection fever.