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Northampton’s Places, People and Professions celebrated at exhibition launch
The ‘Places, People and Professions’ that give Northampton such a strong and unique identity are being celebrated in a new exhibition on display in town. The moving collection of artwork, photography and audio interviews has been created by talented students from Northampton College and is now on show at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition features photos and artwork of around 20 notable Northampton landmarks combined with a soundscape of people’s memories of the buildings and the industries associated with them. Students of Fine Art, Photography, Music Technology, Business, Dance and Carpentry apprentices have worked on the exhibition during..
Miles of Meaning: Six Runners Lace Up for Cynthia Spencer Hospice at the London Marathon
It’s not just about the miles. It’s about the memories, the love, and the legacy. This Sunday, as the iconic streets of London fill with cheering crowds and pounding feet, six incredible individuals will be running not just for the finish line—but for something far deeper. They’re taking on the 2025 London Marathon to raise vital funds for Cynthia Spencer Hospice—and so far, they’ve already pulled in over £12,000 (and counting). But behind every step they’ll take on 27 April is a story that matters. Aasha’s Tribute, 25 Years in the Making For Aasha Marenghi, this year’s marathon holds an aching poignancy—it marks a quarter-century since she lost..
Streets and green spaces left sparkling thanks to Great British Spring Clean volunteers
Groups of volunteers have teamed up to remove dozens of bags of litter and graffiti tags from the streets in Northampton as part of a nationwide tidy-up campaign. To coincide with The Great British Spring Clean, Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID) organised a Tidy Day – supplying volunteers with litter-picking equipment to remove rubbish from the streets and clean up unsightly graffiti. The team, which included representatives from The Salvation Army, The Lowdown, Virgin Money, Northampton Town Council, Immediate Justice, Veolia and a large contingent from McDonald’s, removed 50 graffiti tags and collected a total of 40 bags, leaving the town centre..
GamesWorld brings 50 years of gaming to Royal & Derngate
The GamesWorld interactive video gaming extravaganza comes to Royal & Derngate’s Underground Studio for three days during the Easter holidays. From Friday 18 to Sunday 20 April family and friends will be able to immerse themselves in the world of gaming, getting hands-on with the very best video games and consoles spanning over five decades. With 100 consoles available, GamesWorld is a nostalgia-fuelled event where people can revisit all the classics from Atari to Sega, Playstation to Xbox, from Nintendo to Wii. It’s the ideal opportunity to challenge friends to a Mario Kart showdown, go head -to-head in multi-player battles,..