Wicksteed At War is a living history show for the whole family.
The show features an action-packed arena, hundreds of tanks and military vehicles with reenactors camps and battles as well as aircraft flyovers.
For more information, click here.
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On the second Saturday of each month Fuller Baptist Church’s will be open to the public.
Come and visit the chapel, graveyard and our heritage centre, packed with hidden history!
There is no need to book and entry is free, though a small charge may apply for children’s activity sheets.
On the second Saturday of each month Fuller Baptist Church’s will be open to the public.
Come and visit the chapel, graveyard and our heritage centre, packed with hidden history!
There is no need to book and entry is free, though a small charge may apply for children’s activity sheets.
At the Manor House Museum
Tuesday 8th May 1945 was an emotional day when fighting against Nazi Germany, in Europe, came to an end. People celebrated the end of the conflict with big celebrations and street parties but it was also a time of reflection and great sadness. This exhibition tells you everything you need to know about VE Day and shares some of the stories of wartime Kettering.
We would love to hear from you if you have any objects which relate to the local area and the period of the Second World War. From military action to domestic life, we would like to reveal as many aspects of wartime Kettering as we can. Please do not bring items down to the museum as, unfortunately, we will not be able to accept them.
For more information please contact the museum at museumandgallery@kettering.gov.uk and title your email ‘Your museum wants you’.
On the second Saturday of each month Fuller Baptist Church’s will be open to the public.
Come and visit the chapel, graveyard and our heritage centre, packed with hidden history!
There is no need to book and entry is free, though a small charge may apply for children’s activity sheets.
The History Day will explore aspects of the historic town of Kettering with some of the events, people, places and buildings that have helped shape the town. From Friends of Kettering Art Gallery & Museum, with Kettering Civic Society and Northamptonshire Heritage Forum featuring speakers including: Steve Sharpe, Ian Luck, David Brown, Tracey Clarke, Phil Steele, Delia Thomas, Andrea Pettingale.
Programme
10.00 Welcome – David Brown
10.05 Kettering Archaeology – Steve Sharpe
10.30 The History of Kettering – David Brown
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Kettering’s Artistic Heritage – Ian Luck
12.30 The History of Wicksteed Park – Tracey Clarke
13.00 Lunch
14.00 A choice of one of the following tours:
1. A tour of London Road Cemetery.
David Brown (General), Ian Luck (Artists),
Phil Steele (Military)
2. A tour of the Parish Church of St. Peter and
St. Paul, followed by a brief tour of the Manor
House Museum (Manager: Karen Adhemar)
and the Alfred East Art Gallery (Manager: Billie
Stevenson)
3. The north town. Early religion/non-conformist
sites, shoes and missionaries. – Delia Thomas
4. The south town. Monumental buildings, banks
and almshouses. – Andrea Pettingale
16.00 Tea and Cakes
17.00 Depart
Lunch Menu
A buffet lunch will be provided on the day.
How to Book
Please complete the form below and return to:
Northamptonshire Heritage Forum History Day
c/o 47 Woodlands Road, Irchester, Northants, NN29 7BW.
Please enclose a cheque for £20.00 per person payable to
‘Northamptonshire Heritage Forum’ this includes the cost of refreshments and lunch.
Please include a stamped addressed envelope for conformation of your booking in the form of the History Day admission ticket.
Closing Date 30th September 2019
Bookings for the event are available to Forum Members in the first instance until the 31st August 2019.
Email: northamptonshireheritageforum@gmail.com
Website: northamptonshireheritageforum.co.uk
Facebook: Northamptonshire Heritage Forum
Friends of Kettering Library will be holding a Family History Workshop, presented by Katrina Kiess, a genealogist, at Kettering Library, Sheep St, Kettering NN16 0AY.
Are you having trouble finding information and would like to find out more about your family history then this workshop is for you.
Tickets are £5. Spaces are limited so please book your place at the Library Pay Point or email: ketlib@firstforwellbeing.co.uk
All over 18’s welcome.
Come along to Desborough Town Centre for their annual 1940s day event!
The day kicks off with an air raid siren and vintage vehicle cavalcade at 1pm. You’ll find a Vintage craft fair at the Ritz, MUGS ukelele band and WWII public information films in the heritage centre.
Click here for more information.
The story of the music that changed America – illustrated with sound at All Saints Church Community Hall.
Price: £4 including refreshments
Ian Addis talks about a post war Kettering with slide show, at the All Saints Church Community Hall, William St, Kettering NN16 9RR.
Price £4, includes refreshments.
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