Pure Evil will be hosting a talk and question and answer session, there will be a welcome drink and entry into Urban where you will be able to view several works by the artist. Charles Uzzell Edwards a.k.a. PURE EVIL grew up in South Wales. He spent his teenage years customising his own clothes and this love of urban street … Read More
Freight Driver Experience
You will arrive at the Nene Valley Railway Wansford Station for either a morning or afternoon session on Friday 22nd April and participate in a short tutorial about the driving of a diesel locomotive by one of our resident drivers. You will then be given an insight into working a freight train from the perspective of a Goods Guard. Once … Read More
Good Friday- Family Fish & Chips service
Our Family Fish & Chip service will be running. Book your seat on board our 14:20 service boarding at Wansford Station for your chippy tea. Your pre-selected menu choice will be served to your table after the train departs from Orton Mere Station (at approximately 3pm) refreshments can be purchased from our Cafe before you board the train or from our on train … Read More
Steam Driver Exp 2022
Our starter package includes theory and practical driving of a steam locomotive. The course will be on a large locomotive without rolling stock and consists of 1 hour tuition and 1 hour on the footplate. During the hour on the footplate, 2 participants will take it in turns to drive the locomotive for a total distance of approximately 15 miles. … Read More
Photography Classes: A Photographic Masterclass
This class takes place after the Cathedral has closed to visitors, so participants will have exclusive access during the evening. This is an opportunity to explore the full photographic potential of different lighting and hone your skills in managing depth of field in available lighting. You will see rarely visited parts of the building and discover unusual vantage points. This class is … Read More
Ray Mears: We Are Nature
We are Nature We need the Wilderness as much as the Wilderness needs us. Recently we have learnt to value our green spaces more than ever. In this fascinating, inspirational, and educational show, Ray will be demonstrating and explaining techniques that will help us improve our senses and highlight the problems nature faces today
The Castle Theatre – A Christmas Carol
Mr Charles Dickens presents A Christmas Carol European Arts Company presents a heart-warming evening in the presence of the author himself! Actor John O’Connor (Before We Die, Channel 4) faithfully recreates Charles Dickens’s famous performance of his best-loved ghost story. A Christmas Carol was the first public reading Dickens gave of his own work. He enacted it over 150 times … Read More
New Podcast Episode w/ Ruth Roan @ Building Business
This week, the latest episode in our Nene Valley Festival podcast series is a second look at some of the range of business support options available to businesses across the Nene Valley right now. Following last weeks episode with James Tenant from Enterprising East Northamptonshire (which you can find here or in your podcast feeds right now), this week we … Read More