Events Calendar
Jeyes of Earls Barton
26-28 The Square, Earls BartonExplore Our Museums and Exhibitions The Jeyes Museums & Exhibitions were crowned winners of The Judges Special Award for ‘Unique Heritage Experience’ at The Northamptonshire’s Museum & Historic Houses Forum 2014. Take a stroll through Jeyes Jetty and up the stairs where you will find our collection of quaint and quirky exhibitions. We are not your ordinary museum and we aim to offer something ... Read More
Open Water Swimming
Nene ParkOpen water swimming is one of the fastest growing sports in the country combining an opportunity to improve fitness with an enjoyment of the outdoors. Whether you are training for a triathlon or just want to take part in an activity which is sociable as well as good for you. Swimming takes place around a 400m course in Gunwade lake, ... Read More
Nene Park Trust
Nene Park TrustNene Park is a large area of park land to the west of Peterborough and is the region's favourite place to get outdoors and enjoy nature. It is made up of six different areas: Ferry Meadows, Orton Meadows, Orton Mere, Woodston Reach, Thorpe Meadows and The Rural Estate made up of parkland, meadows, woodlands and lakes. The River Nene runs through all the areas connecting them together. Take ... Read More
Oundle International Festival
OundleOundle International Festival is a professional music festival held each July in Oundle and the surrounding area. Oundle International Festival has attracted a growing audience from the local community, and further afield with a programme that includes jazz, folk and world music alongside classical repertoire, and related programming in other art forms.
We Are Northampton Exhibition
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery Crispin Street, NorthamptonWe Are Northampton celebrates the town’s rich heritage and gives visitors from near and far an opportunity to explore Northampton’s character through a sense of identity and place. Displays and interactives explore places of special significance and highlight the unique characteristics of the borough’s different neighbourhoods. Notable residents both past and present, iconic buildings, events, activities, groups and clubs will ... Read More
Young Artists’ Programme Lunchtime Recital – Xiaowen Shang piano
St Peter's Church, OundleThe first of two recitals featuring students from the Royal Academy of Music is given by young Chinese pianist, Xiaowen Shang who is already making a name for herself on the international stage. Xiaowen’s programme, inspired by the idea of the moon, will include Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Schumann’s Papillons. and Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque. Supported by: Ewan and Jenny Harper Tickets: £7 Live stream access: ... Read More
Ferris & Milnes
Oundle School Chapel Milton Road, OundleWest End musical theatre duo Ferris & Milnes have received standing ovations on both sides of the Atlantic. Making their debut at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, they have played the Lincoln Center (NYC), Trafalgar Square West End LIVE (watch them below playing to a crowd of thousands), Lytham Festival West End Proms, The Tower of London, and in the West ... Read More
Online Talk: Oliver Cromwell’s infamous visit to Peterborough
Peterborough CathedralThis is the latest in our series of online history presentations in which Stuart, who's now curator of the Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon, will unpack the dreadful reality about how the Roundheads created such havoc at the cathedral. Legend tells that he smashed windows and stabled his horses in virtually every cathedral in England. But in fact it was Peterborough ... Read More