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Little Criminals are on the loose at Delapre Abbey with Warts and All

Warts and All Theatre Young Actors groups have been working on two productions during July at Delapré Abbey after being awarded funding through Arts Council England for two open air productions. The shows with Young People aged 8-21 have been...

Long ago on a game console far away…

Computer aficionado James Sheppard plays as many Star Wars titles as possible… Star Wars. Even the name evokes scenes of wonder, excitement, and a glorious space opera spread across generations of geeks, nerds and the hipster chic. The very idea...

Walking the battlefield

At the weekend I felt like a big brave boy because I got some scratches on my leg while I was out on the old bicycle. Brambles and bitey things had left a few livid pin streaks of torn skin...

Last chance to see behind the scenes at the Cobblers’ Sixfields stadium with the Twelfth Player

There's just a couple of days left to catch The Twelfth Player at the Cobblers' Sixfields stadium in Northampton. This innovative multimedia walking tour/theatre show is just £5 a head and runs until Wednesday. It's a great activity for all...

You’ve got to get into it if you want to get out of it

Roy Wallace reflects on being part of and his reaction to Filip Markiewicz's exhibition Celebration Factory... (pictures by NN and Joe Brown) I walked into the NN Contemporary Gallery not really knowing what to expect from Filip’s exhibition and found myself...

The choir for people who struggle to breathe

When you walk into a room full of people who can hardly breathe the last thing you expect them to do is burst into song. But at the Singing4Breathing second birthday celebration this week they not only did that but...

It’s time for the truth about gardens

Richard Hollingum muses upon the real meaning of gardens to the English. Warning: contains adult language... There are few things more quintessentially English than an open English village garden, offering a feast of flowers, fruit cake and tea. The season...

How a king was defeated at the Battle of Northampton

Mike Ingram tells the story of the 1460 Battle of Northampton which will be commemorated on July 15 and 16 at Delapre Abbey. Northamptonshire Battlefield Society will have a stand at the event... The battle was the first major engagement...

Thready for anything

Pictures from Northampton College Fashion Show

Free tickets to new boxing-based play reading at Northampton’s Underground

Standing 8 Theatre Company Presents   GO DOWN SWINGING A new play by Dan McGarry On Friday 23 June at 7.45pm A FREE rehearsed reading of a new play inspired by the life of Edwin Valero, a world champion boxer from Venezuela, takes place...
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