On May 25th and 26th 2013 between 12 and 4PM, local history groups and societies will be joining the Friends of Delapre Abbey to share their work, findings and interests.
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With exciting finds at the Castle Station Dig and events to plan for, it is never a dull moment for this busy group. But first, a big welcome to our youngest and cutest member Jack; who was born earlier this month and many congratulations to his proud parents Howard and Lindsay.
Station Visit
A number of members had been able to take up the kind invitation by WNDC to visit the excavation site in the short-stay carpark at Castle Station. Continue reading
Our small working group’s diary for the spring and summer is filling up. As well as our own Big Dig event, FONC has been invited to take part in a number of events being held around the town. Therefore members, it is all hands on deck; please take note of dates and, if not done so already, notify Marie when you will be available for active duty!
This month it was a brisk ‘belt and braces’ meeting. Apologies were received from Philip.
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With the updated plans for the new railway station being put on public show, we welcomed back for a consecutive month both Duncan Harper the WNDC project manager of the railway redevelopment and Ian Andrews from its communication department to brief our group about the latest plans for the redevelopment of Castle Station. Plus news of exciting events and developments were also discussed by this busy working group.
Apologies were received from Marie, Sanaa and Joe.
In the absence of Marie, Jon chaired the meeting.
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The first meeting of the New Year had many interesting developments to discuss. Including, the publication of the archaeological evaluation on the exploratory dig in Castle station carpark in October; the Heritage Gateway feasibility study; and archive pictures of the Castle on our website.
Everyone was welcomed to the meeting and wished a Happy New Year by Marie.
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We have had an amazing 2012, with a growing base of volunteer members, over 20,000 pages viewed on our website, and serious progress on our Heritage Gateway proposal, culminating with the council offering a contract worth £15,000 for a feasibility study & options appraisal, with FONC listed as a key stakeholder.
Here’s a quick review of some of the highlights of FONC’s 2012.
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This month we have exciting news to end the year on about the Heritage Gateway; plus much more to look forward to in 2013 for this busy working group.
Apologies were received from Paul and Elaine and also Ian.
Members present at the meeting were informed that Tom Welsh, a founding member of FONC, was in the throes of moving to Chester. He would continue to take a keen interest in the group albeit as a correspondence member. There was unanimous agreement that he would be sorely missed. He was wished happiness and much success in his new abode. He will be kept fully informed and it is hoped that he may visit for key events.
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For the third year running, the Prince of Wales Rattlers are returning to St Peters Church Marefair to put on their famous Christmas concert – music, laughter and audience participation guaranteed!
The concert begins on Sunday December 23rd 2012 at 7:30PM, admission on the door is £5 which includes a mince pie and a complimentary glass of mulled wine, so come along and let’s get festive!
This month, following the exciting finds discovered in the exploratory dig in Castle station car park in October, two representatives of the West Northampton Development Corporation addressed our meeting.
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The Friends of St Peters and the Churches Conservation Trust have teamed up with Mike Ingram from the Battlefields Trust, who will be delivering a talk all about the battles of Northampton. The talk will take place at the beautiful Norman church of St Peter’s on Marefair, on Saturday the 24th of November at 2:30. All are welcome to attend.
For an informational poster about the event, take a look at the FoSTP website: http://www.fostp.org.uk/posts/2012/talk-the-battles-of-northampton/
