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Tell us what films you’d like to see

At Walgrave Community Cinema, we always try to choose films that will have a wide appeal. But that’s a difficult trick to get right.

So we’d like YOU to tell US what you want to see.
– Classics from the black-and-white era?
– Oldies-but-goldies that you’d love to see again?
– Rom-coms?
– Pulse-quickening thrillers?
– Feel-good films?
– Musicals?
– Horror films?

Whatever your fancy or guilty secret, just email your suggestions to either walgraveccc@gmail.com or to the editor of this website , and we’ll do our very best to accommodate you.

Please put ‘Film suggestions’ in the subject box to make sure we don’t miss your email. Thank you :0)

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Holcot Village Youth Club Hallowe’en Crafts and Bites

If you’re between six and eighteen years old, come and join us for a fun evening of crafts and snacks.

All taking place in the Village Hall on Tuesday 20 October between 7.00pm and 8.30pm. So grab yourself 50p, and come on down!

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Free Online Safety courses from Service Six; October and November

Service Six is offering online internet safety courses for Parents and Carers of young children.

If the young person is neurotypical, the relevant course is in October. There is also an online course for parents of children with SEND in November (SEND children often access the internet differently).

Both courses are free to attend and the registration is via Eventbrite.

These links will tell you more:
Target Online Safety Session for Parents/Carers (for neurotypical children)
Online Safety Session for SEN Parents/Carers

NB: there is a lot of information on these links, so if you have any questions, it might be wise to contact Jess Cox (Youth Specialist) on 07813 366257 or by email at jess.cox@servicesix.co.uk (on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays only).

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Saturday 31 October: a little something to get your teeth into…

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.

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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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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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