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Northampton Museums have a loan box of Victorian items available to borrow.This object-based box can be loaned to educational establishments for £5.00 per 2 weeks ...
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The group aims to further the work of the museums, frequently helping with purchases for the collections. They meet on a monthly basis with a ...
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If you have an object of historical interest, which relates to the history of the region, or to collections already held by Northampton Museums, and ...
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Friends of Northampton Museums & Art GalleriesLoans, Donation & Bequests ...
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The shop at Northampton Museum & Art Gallery has a range of gifts for adults and children alike together with specialist footwear publications and postcards. ...
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Education Programme for SchoolsNorthampton Museums Education Service has developed a lively and stimulating series of active learning sessions aimed at Key Stages 1 - 3.Further ...
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The park attracts a vast number of visitors each year not only to the museum but also to the large number of events that are ...
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'The Museum in the park' a beautiful Grade 1 listed buildingTudor oak panelled roomThe history of the Northamptonshire Regiment and the Northamptonshire YeomanryNorthampton LifeElegant 19th ...
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Will BrownSenior Museum & Culture Officer01604 837279wbrown@northampton.gov.ukJohn ComerSenior Museum Services Supervisor01604 837277jcomer@northampton.gov.ukDebra CoxSenior Museum Education Officer01604 838544dcox@northampton.gov.ukVictoria DaviesInformation and Resources Officer01604 837632vdavies@northampton.gov.ukJosephine HickinShoe Heritage Development ...
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World famous shoe collectionPrestigious Italian ArtNorthampton's historyBritish and Oriental Ceramics and GlassDynamic programme of changing exhibitionsFree AdmissionOpening TimesThe museum is open Monday to Saturday 10am ...
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If you are interested in the community history of Northampton, you may find the following of interest:Northamptonshire Association for Local Historyhttp://www.northants-history.org.uk/ Northamptonshire Record OfficeThe Record ...
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The Social History Collection consists of about 28,000 items which illustrate life in and around Northampton from c.1600 to the present.The collection covers community life, ...
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Our SponsorsWith grateful thanks to all the sponsors of Venezia!Hewitsons - Principal Sponsor As one of the largest law firms in the region, Hewitsons cover all ...
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Italian ScarpeThe Italian fibre artist Filli Cusenza made these textile shoes (scarpe). She was inspired to make them after a visit to the Shoe Collection ...
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Unless otherwise stated, event tickets are available from Northampton Museum and Art Gallery by telephoning (01604) 838111, by post or in person at the Northampton Museum & ...
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Unless otherwise stated, event tickets are available from Northampton Museum and Art Gallery by telephoning (01604) 838111,by post or in person at the Northampton Museum & Art ...
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There are currently 19 Conservation Areas in the Borough of Northampton. Each has been specially designated for protection and enhancement, following consultation with local residents ...
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Northampton Museums offer an exciting and varied programme of events and exhibitions.Our current programme is available to download here. Other events and exhibtion are:Street Life ...
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Unless otherwise stated, event tickets are available from Northampton Museum and Art Gallery by telephoning (01604) 838111, by post or in person at the Northampton Museum & ...
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Lucy and the team have been busy working with young people and community organisations to win funding awards from the Lottery and Money 4 Youth ...
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Corporate EntertainingNorthampton Museum & Art Gallery is the ideal town centre venue for corporate entertaining.The museum's entrance hall and galleries offer a unique setting in ...
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Northampton Borough Council supports national Local Democracy Week in October each year, and through various activities during the year including with the Northampton Youth Forum, schools ...
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Venezia!26 April to 10 August 2008A summer festival celebrating Venice and the Veneto.Exhibitions, Music, Drama, Film, Food & Wine and Crafts.Leader's welcomeVenezia! has been two ...
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On 20th March 2008 recognising the needs of the Somali community in Northampton, Northampton Borough Council is working with Northants Police and other local service ...
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What do you get when you throw a bunch of young people together in a museum, with old shoes, a cartoonist and prejudiced ideas about ...
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Childrens activities at the Leisure Centres Adult and Tots Swimming Lessons At Mounts Baths and Danes CampGain water confidence with your childRecommended before going onto ordinary ...
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Unless otherwise stated, event tickets are available from Northampton Museum and Art Gallery by telephoning (01604) 838111, by post or in person at the Northampton Museum & ...
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Childrens activities October to DecemberCourses at Leisure Centres (gymnastics, trampolining & football)Wet'N'Wild, fun sessions with inflatables in the pool - Lings ForumMounts Baths (School holidays ...
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Followers of Fashion' is an exciting permanent shoe gallery at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery. Opened in March 2002 it is a celebration of shoe ...
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On Saturday 14th October 2006 an event took place. Ideas for it came from members of Northampton's Community Forums.The event opened with a mini-Diwali lights procession, ...
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Unless otherwise stated, event tickets are available from Northampton Museum & Art Gallery by telephoning (01604) 838111 by post or in person at the Northampton Museum ...
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Each year NBC's Community Forums recognise International Women's Day by organising an event which is open to existing Forum members and other women too. Event ...
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The Youth Forum organised a festival of live bands, good food, activities and information to help young people, children and their families find out about ...
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Class 1. Constitution and Democracy - Who we are and how we work CLASS 1 - INFORMATION TYPE DETAILS AVAILABILITY & COST Council Constitution ...
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2009 sees the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II. It is also the year in which, had she survived, Anne Frank would have ...
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Meetings for July 2008 - July 2009:11 September 200812 November 200815 January 200919 March 20098 June 2009You can find Agendas and Minutes, plus links to ...
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OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES Up to 2005 the Council had seven separate Overview and Scrutiny Committees, each reflecting a portfolio. As part of the Constitutional ...
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Class 7. A-Z - Services provided by the council CLASS 7 - INFORMATION TYPE DETAILS AVAILABILITY & COST Regulatory and licensing responsibilities This ...
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Youth Forum works with Northampton Borough Council and community groups to help improve things for young people in Northampton. It's not just about Money 4 ...
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What do we do?Northampton's Youth Forum is a sort of youth council, made up of elected representatives of young people who aim to speak up ...
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These listings tell you about various services and groups. There's various sections as you scroll down the page:things to do in Northampton (and county). There's ...
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An list of all active learning sessions offered for Key Stages 1-3 at Northampton Museums. ...
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Northampton Museums Object Loans Boxes - original and replica objects and resources to use in the classroom. ...
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Northampton Museums Education Service - facilitated sessions at both Abington Park Museum and Northampton Museum & Art Gallery. ...
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Events & Exhibitions January - May 2009 Northampton Museums ...
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Events & Exhibitions at Northampton Museums August - December 2008 ...
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Find out about events happening at the museums by visiting the Events section of this website or by using the contact details below. ...
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We provide a wide range of services, which are popular with older people, including the numerous parks and open spaces and access to Leisure Centres.Pensioners ...
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Writings and artwork by local groups, including the Northampton Literary Group Sundays are 2pm - 5pm.
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Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Guildhall Road has a function room available for hire for meetings, training sessions etc. The cost of hire of the museums for ...
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To receive regular updates about Arts, Culture, Leisure and Sport please register here and tick the box Arts, Culture, Leisure and Sport We will e-mail ...
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Northampton Museum & Art Gallery is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 2pm to 5pm. Abington Museum is closed on Mondays, Open Tuesday to ...
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The museum has its Museum Roadshows during the Summer, which are held in various parts of the town and at both museums. We are currently in the process ...
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Black History Month has been celebrated across the UK every October for over 30 years, each year growing from strength to strength. Ahead of this ...
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Old Treasures - New Voices is the culmination of a three-month project funded by the Arts Council that gave local writers the chance to take ...
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A new exhibition exploring disability and challenging people's views and opinions will open at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 14 July'I Stand Corrected?' ...
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The event will be a celebration of the cultural and historical highlights of the sixties. As part of the fun, visitors will get the ...
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The video is being produced as part of Northampton Borough Council's drive to engage with people who would not normally visit the town's museums. ...
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The Museums in Motion project has been made possible thanks to government funding from the Department for Education and Skills and the Department for Culture, ...
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The 'Friends Like These' exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Friends and draws together some of the notable items that they have given or ...
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The event is being held as part of Northampton Borough Council's drive to attract people who would not normally go to the town's museums.As well ...
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'Death in Venice' offers an evening of intrigue and mystery, as costumed characters played by professional actors lead guests through an intricate web of deceit ...
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The dance has been organised as part of Their Past Your Future, a £10 million year-long programme of commemorative and education events led by the ...
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The Christmas tea dance has been organised as part of Their Past Your Future, a £10 million year-long programme of commemorative and education events led ...
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The museum is taking part in the new awards scheme, which recognises excellence in heritage and museums in Northamptonshire. The People's Choice is one of ...
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'Hands on History' documents the making of the vessels by some of the UK's leading artists. Each vessel uses objects from Northampton Museum and ...
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Part of a £310,000 pan-regional scheme created by the Arts Council England, East Midlands, the East Midlands Museums, Libraries, and Archives Council (EMMLAC) and Renaissance ...
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The exhibition is free and will be on display at the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery until Sunday 20 November.Visitors to the museum will be ...
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A live Jazz band, Punch and Judy shows and flappers will be entertaining visitors as they discover the delights of what was to be the ...
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The exhibition, Rosalba "prima pittrice de l'Europa" showing from 1 September to 28 October, will form Rosalba Carriera's first one-woman exhibition. The pastel portrait by ...
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On Thursday 28 July from 1pm to 2pm there will be a poignant talk given by Jim Wright from the Evacuee Association. Jim lived in ...
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Winged lions are the symbol of Venice and visitors see them scattered about the city as countless reliefs and sculptures and in paintings. The most ...
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The discovery was made by a group of local teenagers who were researching a film about the area, as part of a borough council museum ...
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For the past 12 weeks students in Year 9 have been working on the sculptures, which were inspired by Northampton's rich history in shoe design ...
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The young musicians were given access to Northampton Borough Council's museum archive to create a display as part of a project to inspire people who ...
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Artist Richard Gibson will be hosting the workshops that explore the inspiration that sound can give to visual art pieces.The summer events programme has been ...
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'My Kind of Shoes' features a photographic selection of shoes that most appeal to the students from the museum's collection. Shoes from 1700 to ...
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The events kick off with a two-day carnival mask-making workshop for adults on 7 and 14 May from 1.30pm to 3.30pm at the Northampton Museum ...
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A home guard and an ARP warden will be on duty throughout the day advising people how to keep safe in an air raid, a ...
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The 1940s Day has been organised by Northampton Museums as part of Their Past Your Future, a £10 million year-long programme of commemorative and education ...
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Wine lovers will get to enjoy six wines from the Veneto region of Northern Italy as well as traditional Venetian cocktails known as bellinis. ...
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Drop-in arts and crafts session will run from 10.30am to 12.30pm and from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. During the sessions children will be able to ...
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Budding young artists from across the county have been busy with paintbrushes, broken china, crayons and pencils to create stunning works of art.As well as ...
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The exhibition, now in its 44th year, will feature around 300 paintings by artists from all over the county, many of which will be available ...
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The "Regimental at Home" evening will be held tonight (9 November) and offer the chance to hear about the range of locally held military resources ...
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Venezia! will be a celebration of the cultural and historical highlights of this magical city. It will have it all. Fine art exhibitions, ...
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Thousands of Northampton girls were educated at Notre Dame between 1852 and 1975. 'A Word from the Girls' will feature the stories of some ...
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During the drop-in sessions, which run from 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm, children will get the chance to design their own Christmas cards, ...
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During the drop-in sessions, which run from 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm, children will get the chance to design their own Christmas cards, ...
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'Faith to Faith' features the work of a group of Catholic, Hindu, Jewish, Sikh and Muslim teenagers from five London faith schools. As well ...
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'The Second World War in Britain' will be performed by the Looking Glass Theatre as part of Their Past Your Future, a £10 million year-long ...
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'The Art of Forgiveness: Images of the Prodigal Son' will be showing at the Museum of Biblical Art in New York from 4 October until ...
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The stories read by Joanne Blake will be about war and peace and have been organised as part of Their Past Your Future, a £10 ...
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The workshops have been organised as part of Their Past Your Future, a £10 million year-long programme of commemorative and education events led by the ...
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The triennial exhibition of the Northamptonshire branch of the Embroiderers' Guild - Textile Gems - features the most recent work by many of the county's ...
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The lunchtime talk coincides with The Northamptonshire Guild of Designer Craftsmen exhibition that will be on display at the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery from ...
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Colour, Love and Mind features an extraordinary set of paintings that explore the artist's view of love and its relation to colour.Hashem said: "I have ...
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The ball, which is sponsored by Hewitsons, is the social highlight of Venezia! - a three-month Venetian themed festival opening in Northampton later this month.A ...
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Photo Images is a collection of photographs by talented amateur photographers from across the county. The diverse backgrounds of the photographers bring equally diverse ...
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'Being Ourselves' brings together the works of a talented group of textile artists from the East Midlands known as Textile Lincs. The exhibition gives ...
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The fun starts on Monday 27 October when children aged eight and over will get the opportunity to create a canvas with artist Lee Burrows. ...
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The Roman fun day is free and includes the chance to meet Roman soldiers dressed in full armour who will be only too happy to ...
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During the drop-in workshops children will get the chance to learn about how the Tudors celebrated Christmas and try their hands at a host of ...
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Tom Jones bought a pair in this style from Northampton shoemakers Jeffery-West. He loved the style so much that in appreciation he signed a ...
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To offer people a taste of what life was like back then Abington Park Museum is holding a Swinging Sixties Day on Saturday 16 September ...
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The work is the inspiration of University of Northampton art students Sam Trott and Kim Mayer who visited Mereway Community College to teach youngsters how ...
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The free event runs from 10am to 1pm on Saturday and everyone is welcome to attend. The event will be held at the Guildhall and ...
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The competion is being run alongside an award-winning exhibition now showing at the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, which was put together by the V&A ...
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Northampton Borough Council is working with Leicester Housing Association to help young people from Spring Boroughs and the Education Youth Services create an exhibition celebrating ...
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'Ally Green: An Introspective' includes over 30 paintings by the artist who is known for the bold vibrancy and spirituality of her imagery. Although ...
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The half term workshops are a wonderful help to all parents who may be a bit stuck with what do with their little ones over ...
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Oldfield's contemporary photographs include elements of the landscape and people captured in everyday situations such as at the market and on the promenade. For ...
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For more than 25 years Mr Boileau has been taking mainly black and white portrait photographs of famous faces from the world of entertainment, including ...
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The D-Day Dodgers will be dressed in full uniform and will be talking to visitors about what daily life for a soldier was like. ...
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For more than 25 years Mr Boileau has been taking mainly black and white portrait photographs of famous faces from the world of entertainment, including ...
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On Monday 23 October children of all ages can take part in free drop-in workshops to make a musical instrument, whether string, wind or percussion. ...
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Internationally acclaimed cartoonists Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio have joined forces with Northampton Borough Council's museum service and Youth Forum to create a comic book ...
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Venezia's May programme has plenty to entertain children with pre-bookable arts and crafts sessions on 17 and 27 May from 10.30am to 12 noon and ...
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Once home to Shakespeare's granddaughter Elizabeth Bernard, the 15th century manor house situated in the heart of one of Northampton's finest parks is the perfect ...
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The exhibition brings together the melancholy artworks of four local artists with very different styles. Matt Faulkner, the founder of Warped Ink, works exclusively ...
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The museum is taking part in a national campaign to broaden people's understanding of disability.Eight other museums around the country, including the Imperial War Museum, ...
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'Do we really want to save Venice' is the emotive subject of the first talk on Thursday (1 May) by Anna Somers Cocks who chairs ...
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Thousands of leaflets giving people a chance to win the family trip to Disneyland Paris are now available at numerous outlets throughout the region.The lucky ...
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'G'Love Stories' features over 20 mixed media exhibits by celebrated artist Sarah Burgess. Known for her experimental approach to re-evaluating traditional techniques, Sarah combines ...
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'Parnassus Revisited' features some of Fiddes' most exuberant figurative works. Inspired by Greek myths, the oil paintings are classical in style with a modern ...
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'Parnassus Revisited' features some of Fiddes' most recent and exuberant figurative works. Inspired by Greek myths, the oil paintings are classical in style with ...
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This is part of an 18-month project by Northampton Borough Council to uncover the history of shoe making in the town.The Hidden History project was launched last ...
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The exhibition of photographs by Andrew Nadolski - The End of the Land - is expected to attract thousands of visitors following its overwhelming ...
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The medals of Warrant Officer 2 William Gould and Sergeant Robert Gould of the 1st Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment will be added to the ...
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The Northampton Museum and Art Gallery is calling for people who have worked in the town's famous shoe industry to share their experiences as part of an ...
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Northampton Borough Council is one of the town's biggest employers with 1,600 staff, a fleet of vehicles, and buildings including three leisure centres, two museums, ...
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Three public meetings are being held so that people can ask questions about the budget and the council's plans. The first of these is on ...
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Cabinet members will be asked to adopt a new approach to its future corporate plans which recognises the value and contribution culture plays in bringing ...
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'Unlucky for Some' will be a showcase for popular superstitions from around the world as well as some of the more obscure and amusing. ...
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The story of Church's shoes began in the late 1600s when a lone Northampton man called Stone Church began making shoes. His skills were ...
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The charming oil painting depicts the entrance to the Grand Canal in Venice with the Punta di Dogana and the Giudecca in the distance. The ...
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Have you got a story to tell about Barker of Earls Barton or would you like to find out more about an important local shoe ...
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Black History Month has been celebrated across the UK every October for over 30 years, each year growing from strength to strength. It is ...
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2008 has been a bumper year for sports, leisure and culture in Northampton with the borough council organising a wide range of events and activities ...
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