<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:28:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/hitchin/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Educating theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our family do enjoy a trip to the theatre. Often that means a musical, but we are up for drama too. Last month we went to a play featuring a big name. 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Out of that have come several bands and at least one music career.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@steevc/tjloinsg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@steevc/tjloinsg</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181335]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steevc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:25:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5bsMXthzYLbcngN4W2P8NtU9TWTdHC3HaQbjuuRfKKVdjVhRZNPzPQSaxdzZYCX35y7P3cJATwR3sUyjgndeznPBW1SbF4ZK72mwaQWDVsdJVyvahSRRbC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moonshots jazz up Hitchin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last weekend my band The Moonshots played a little gig at The Angel's Share bar in Hitchin. This is our first actual gig, but we have performed at open mic sessions there. 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