In the heart of beautiful Northamptonshire
Come along and enjoy “an engaging, deeply satisfying thriller” that brings together Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman and newcomer, Havana Rose Liu in a film that Rotten Tomatoes rates at 94%.
Also described as:
“A safe-cracking thriller” – 4/5 – The Guardian
“A highly enjoyable heist film which manages to hit all the right notes” – The Voice Magazine
“A sharp, engaging thriller with a novel premise” – Glenn Kenny, chief film critic of Premiere magazine.
While all manner of vampires, ghosts and monsters are on the roam, take refuge in the warmth of the Holcot Village Hall. And put your little grey cells to work tackling some fiendishly spine-tingling questions to help raise much-needed funds for Service Six*. (All details as below, but tickets are disappearing fast, so put together a team of six and call or message Rosie on 07908 848380.)
Mouth-watering food will keep the wolf from the door, but please bring your own drinks/nibbles/plates/cutlery/condiments etc.
Cash preferred for the raffle, but there will be the opportunity to pay by card as well.
* Service Six is an award-winning mental health charity based in Wellingborough, providing specialist wellbeing support for children and young people, and those who care for them.
This year, taking place in Kettering, this is intended to be a celebration of the county’s history, culture and visitor attractions, and will span multiple locations across the town centre.
Focusing on the Market Place – and coinciding with the full reopening of the Alfred East Art Gallery and Kettering Library – Kettering Leisure Village and Wicksteed Park will also join in the celebrations.
This year’s event will include:
– Community groups, arts organisations and sporting partners coming together to celebrate the county
– Family activities and children’s entertainment throughout the day
– Heritage exhibitions celebrating local history and community stories
– Live performances in the heart of Kettering town centre
– Historic venues opened for exploration and activities
– Vintage and heritage bus experiences linking key attractions, and
– The chance to visit Wicksteed Park and Kettering Leisure Village.
Calling all budding thespians – ever fancied being in a real-life drama?
The West Northamptonshire Council Emergency Planning Team is looking for individuals to play the role of evacuees in a realistic emergency scenario. This is your chance to experience how major incidents are managed in real time and play a vital role in making the exercise feel genuine.
Date: Wednesday 2 September 2026
Location: University of Northampton, Waterside Campus, NN1 5PH
Timing: 9.30am to 4.00pm
What’s involved?
You’ll be taking on the role of someone evacuated from their home during an emergency, interacting with real responders and seeing how support is delivered on the ground. No acting skills required – and refreshments are included!
To give you an idea of what an emergency exercise looks and feels like, check out this YouTube video (Dublin, 2018). And if you’re interested, please complete this registration form.
And HURRY! Places are going fast!
The Holcot Summer Fete is taking place on the Green by the Church on Sunday 12 July.
And we’re calling all princesses, clowns, super heroes, dinosaurs, cartoon characters, monsters, unicorns, fairies… and, oh… anything else you can think of!
Get Mum and Dad to help you create your favourite outfits! Tell them they need to get their imaginations into gear, and dig out some of those funky outfits they used to strut around in 20 years ago (that they hoped would come back into fashion). Yeah… as if!
Then they need to cut them up and sew them back together to create something NEW and FAN-TAS-MA-GORICAL! For YOU to strut around in!
The main event starts at 2.00pm, and to take part in the fancy dress competition, you MUST register your name by 3.00pm.
So come on Mum and Dad – time to step up!
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