Category Archives: News

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. Highlights will include:

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

A trench has been dug in the car park of Northampton Castle Station to evaluate what archaeology, if any, remained under the surface. This is the first archaeological dig on the castle site since 1965, and the first ever in … Continue reading →

The Friends of Northampton Castle are proud to announce our new virtual tour of Northampton Castle. With a brand new animation and an original audio tour, it’s well worth a look & listen!

We’ve been super busy putting together a brand new 3D video of the Castle. It won’t be online for a while yet but you can get a sneak preview at the the Church of the Holy Sepulchre’s Heritage Fair tomorrow … Continue reading →

The Heritage Open Days for 2012 are nearly upon us! Here’s what the Friends of Northampton Castle are planning:

The Friends of Northampton Castle have been going from strength to strength and the success story continues with this quick report into the impact our web presence has had.

Just a quick note to ask all our fans to like our new facebook page where you can share photos of FONC events, and keep up to date on all the latest news. To kick-start the page, we’ve added some … Continue reading →