Events Calendar
I Spy Northampton Town Centre Heritage Quiz Trail
A heritage trail around Northampton town centre with a quiz and a prize for the lucky winner! Visit the Central Library in Abington Street, collect a Northampton heritage trail map and guide and take a self-guided walk around the town centre, taking in some of Northampton's important heritage buildings and answering some questions about the sites you espy!
The Church Northampton/ St Johns The Baptist & St Johns the Evangelist Tours
The Church will be open to the public during Heritage Week. Come and look inside this amazing 12th Century Grade 1 listed building and learn about some of its history and amazing architecture. St John The Baptist and St John The Evangelist is one of Northampton's oldest surviving buildings. It was opened in 1138 and in the 886 years since ... Read More
Paint an Icon Retreat
Peterborough CathedralYorkshire Icon School Presents an Icon painting retreat. A five day course for anyone who is looking to improve their mental and spiritual health. In recent times Icons have become more widely used and venerated in the western Church. They have a depth and power which draws one into a deeper prayer life. Icons, for all their newness in the ... Read More
Jeyes of Earls Barton
Jeyes 26-28 The Square, Earls BartonThe Jeyes Heritage collections recall the Victorian lives of Northampton brothers, Philadelphus, entrepreneur and John Jeyes, inventor of the world famous disinfectant, Jeyes Fluid. Philadelphus Jeyes, ‘Chymist and Druggist’ of 6 The Drapery in the heart of Northampton - one of the few remaining buildings to have survived The Great Fire of 1675. Explore the maze of museums and exhibitions ... Read More
Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter of Jurassic Sea Creatures
Peterborough Museum Priestgate, PeterboroughExplore the life and legacy of Mary Anning, the pioneering fossil hunter who unearthed the secrets of Jurassic sea creatures. Our captivating exhibition invites you to journey through Anning's remarkable discoveries that began along the coast of Lyme Regis. Learn how Anning's groundbreaking work challenged scientific thinking and paved the way for modern paleontology. Join us and be inspired by ... Read More