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Northamptonshire Day: 25 October 2026

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.

Click here to find out more.

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Holcot Youth Club Bingo Night; Holcot Village Hall, Back Lane; Tuesday 29 September; 7.00pm to 8.30pm

Open to anyone between the ages of 6 and 18. And at just 50p per person with all manner of prizes to be won, it’s a great way to spend a Tuesday evening. The only thing you have to ask yourself is “do I feel lucky?”

You bet your life you do!

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Fun in the Field Charity Event: FREE beer, FREE paella, FREE music. What’s not to like!

You can always tell when the editor is trying to be groovy and ‘down with the kids’ by using hip terms like ‘moss pit’. The fact that it’s actually ‘mosh pit’ reflects this ageing hippy’s complete lack of experience in attending any outside music event… (I blame my sheltered upbringing).

Please forgive an old geezer his silly moments. And come on down anyway!

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Fun in the Field Charity Event*: FREE beer, FREE paella, FREE music. What’s not to like!

Sunday 27 September; 2.00pm to 4.30pm; ‘Roger’s field’, on the road to Hannington (see below).

Come along and join lots of Holcot residents (and their friends) for an afternoon of wine, women and song.

Well, OK, change that to FREE beer^, FREE paella^ and, yes, FREE song! (HOBO – always a cheap date…)

And if beer and paella don’t tick your gastronomic box, feel free to bring your own preferred forms of sustenance. There’ll be a gazebo to shelter under in case of rain, but please bring chairs, tables or picnic blankets to relax on. And of course, make sure Jeeves is on hand to serve the requisite bubbly and cucumber sarnies…

So come on down – and arrive early to bag the best place! There’ll be masses of free parking, on-site toilets and a St John Ambulance team – just in case anyone gets crushed in the moss pit.
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* Collecting for local charities – all contributions much appreciated
^ Beer and paella supplied by the inimitable Mr Roger Gunnett

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Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio…

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!

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3.00pm on Sunday 12 July is Fancy Dress time! Don’t miss out!

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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