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Saturday, April 4, 2026

Events

Blocks clever: masters of Lego show us how it is done

The Cobblers Brick Show is the returning Lego fan convention organised by groundsman and lego fan Neil Burgess. From humble beginnings at Caroline Chisolm School the venue for the show is now the Collingtree Hilton. Neil's 9ft Disneyland display was one...

FAMfest: discover your community the Emporium Way

There are parts of Northampton that have a bit of their own special magic and Emporium Way is one of them. Yes, I can see the pictures. I have not gone completely bonkers. It is a pretty brutal concrete...

Northampton Film Festival -it’s what this town needs right now

Northampton's first film festival closed with an awards night at Royal & Derngate and a message of hope from Alan Moore. Alan was among the judges at the festival and has just completed shooting his first feature film in Northampton. He...

Piers Francis kicks off Cycle 4 Cynthia

Having played his vital part in bringing silverware to the Saints with their victory in the inaugural Premiership Rugby Cup at the weekend, Piers Francis will next month be switching roles and handing out the trophies in support of...

Thousands of pupils get stuck into science at Big Bang Silverstone

The Big Bang at Silverstone was the second science and engineering fair put on at the home of the British Grand Prix and saw thousands of school children arriving to be inspired by technology. There were talks, demonstrations, exhibits and...

New Writers Nights: How to make a happening happen

A study commissioned by an online casino in March last year revealed the top 10 topics for conversations in pubs, writes Dan McGarry. For those of you that remember the iconic scene in Trainspotting; “Whet are yous talken...

Have you been Djangoed?

Three free gigs in Northamptonshire this weekend will showcase work of top jazzmen

James Acaster is back in town

The NN Cafe has come back to life in Northampton's Guildhall Road and James Acaster, who usually treats his home county to a few intimate Christmas gigs, is bringing the treat forward performing there this weekend. The show is called...

Earl Spencer travels Europe with Boris Johnson and other stories from Althorp Literary Festival

Shirley Jones' uniquely forensic reflections on the Northamptonshire literary festival which gives us grandeur relaxed... How can anybody fit into this?  A thought commonly held of living in small spaces, but which occurred to me  when visiting Althorp for its...

Black history month: it belongs to all of us

Black History Month is a time of year I think shouldn’t have to exist since Black History is interlinked with White History, writes Tre Ventour. Black History is everyone’s history. It’s just as important but it’s been systemically erased...
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