What's On and Things To Do Around Wootton

Join us for a leisurely top notch Tea - Cream Teas, Cakes, Strawberries and Cream There will be a Tombola, Bottle Stall, Raffle, Other stalls, Competitions and Games Sunday 24 June 14.30 in Quinton Village Hall and Garden

Feast of Fools presents Amy Douglas with Lucy Wells (voice, accordion) telling "Wild Edric - A Marriage beyond the Mortal".

Explore the battle site with a thrilling re-enactment, have-a-go activities and a Medieval market to discover.

At the workshop you will learn the basic Macrame knots to make a plant hanger to take home along with a leaflet about the knots you have learnt to continue your Macrame journey at home. Please could you bring a plant pot of your choice up to the maximum height of 20 cm and 20cm width.

Join us for an Afternoon of Crafting with Tea and Cake . Our crafty lady Karen will be showing you how to be creative with POMPOMs

MAMMA MIA 2 is hitting the big screens on 20 July, so we all thought what better than to have a MAMMA MIA party a week before! How does a fancy dress, Mamma Mia sing-along film showing and ABBAtastic after party sound?! You will be able to buy tickets from www.wegottickets.com/event/443515

Open Stage is excited to host award-winning children’s theatre company Munchkins & Monsters and their new production The Reluctant Dragon, a new and bold re-imagining of the Kenneth Grahame story.

A concert with Northampton Philharmonic Choir. Romantic choral songs for a summer’s evening, in musical settings by Georges Bizet, Gabriel Faure, Pierre Villette and Camille Saint-Saens, with organ music by Eugene Gigout.

The Northampton Town Festival 2018 The Northampton Town Festival is back for 2018 and it’s bigger and better than ever! A fun filled throwback to the iconic Northampton Town Show, the festival is also bringing hot air balloons back to the Racecourse for the third year running.

This free event aims to promote cycling and walking in the town and is suitable for all ages. Families are especially welcome, as the day will include a demonstration by the Extreme Mountain Biking Show.

The Northampton Town Festival is back for 2018 and it’s bigger and better than ever! A fun filled throwback to the iconic Northampton Town Show, the festival is also bringing hot air balloons back to the Racecourse for the third year running.

Funtopia is a fantastic fun-packed event which is perfect for tots to tweens. Open 10am-4pm. Filled with bouncy castles, obstacle course, activity inflatables, crazy golf, under 5’s area, circus skills, interactive play system and much more!

In the Showground we have 80 trade stands, 30 Land Rover and 4x4 Clubs, fantastic food and drink outlets, local ales and ciders, live music, children’s area. What better way to celebrate Land Rover’s 70th Birthday than to take part in a World Record breaking attempt at The Show on Saturday, June 30th.

Duston Parish Council Presents A great day out for all the family Live Music I Competitions I Stalls I Tug of War I Traditional Games I Circus Skills I Live Craft Demos I Sports Challenges I Dog Show I Cream Teas I BBQ & Wood Fired Pizza I Meet the Councillors Plus much more besides Why not enter our

An exhibition of local art. Local artists are invited to display their pictures within the church. Pictures can be for sale. Further details available. Exhibition will run at the same time as Kingsthorpe Village Faye on the Saturday.

An afternoon of Rock n Roll from the 50’s and 60’s with live band Reelin n Rockin bringing back memories of classic hits from that era. If your young bring along Mum and Dad or Grandad as a surprise.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Poetry, magic, comedy, singing , your choice. Open to all ages and all abilities Bar open with great prices!!

This is the annual Art and Craft exhibition presented by the Boothville Art Group where some exhibits are for sale. Admission is free and raffle and refreshments will be available.

Pattishall’s fifth Music Festival and Craft Fair, close to Towcester. Family friendly event. Even more going on this year, with amazing live music for all, including jazz, Daventry Community Choir, Indian dancers as well as pop covers, rock and more. Also craft stalls, variety of hot food for sale, beer tent.

Moulton College started life as an agricultural college and has a strong horticultural dept. There are show gardens, allotments, a 2½ hectare millenium arboretum, more formal areas around the original 1920s buildings and interesting specimen trees, maintained by the students, in an attractive rural setting.

Our Friday Art Club is a full day for you to bring the art work of your choice, share the space with others and spend the day creating. Whether you want to sculpt, paint, draw, doodle or make - we should be able to accommodate you. The session is untutored but help is available. Bring your own materials.

‘Mesmerising’ singer-songwriter and pianist Jo Ash will be performing a full set of her own material at the Towcester Mill Brewery. She will be joined by special guests Mike Wheatley on guitar and Nigel Turner on bass. Jo, from Ely, promises dynamic vocal performances accompanied by expressive piano playing.

We have been developing this romantic garden for about 10 yrs and now have over 1800 roses, incl English, French and Italian varieties. Many unusual water features and specimen trees. Roses, scramblers and ramblers climb into trees, over arbours and arches. Collection of 95 Japanese maples. Butterfly rearing unit.

35 acres within a 10,000 acre estate of both formal and informal gardens, incl Italian gardens with orangery and arboretum with lakes, all dating back to the 1860s, as well as a menagerie which includes meerkats and marmosets.

An evening of Rock n Roll from the 50’s and 60’s with live band Reelin n Rockin bringing back memories of classic hits from that era. If your young bring along Mum and Dad or Grandad as a surprise. If your older bring along your children to show them what music was like.

Visit the Open Gardens in the beautiful village of Grendon. Delicious food available all day at the Village Hall. Plant & cake stall and gardening tombola.

Holdenby has an historic Grade I listed garden. The inner garden incl Rosemary Vereys renowned Elizabethan Garden and Rupert Golbys Pond Garden and long borders. There is also a delightful walled kitchen garden with original Victorian greenhouse.

Northamptonshire’s premier art group present its Summer Exhibition with a selection of paintings, drawings, print works and scupltures from full members and associate members.

Free ‘Bike Registering’ event to get your bike security marked and added to the national cycle database in case of theft. Milton Keynes Council’s Cycling Team will be providing free bike register security marking at events across Milton Keynes throughout the summer.

See classic Haddonstone garden ornaments in the beautiful setting of the walled manor gardens incl planters, fountains, statues, bird baths, sundials, balustrades and follies. Garden is on different levels with roses, clematis, climbers, herbaceous, ornamental flowers, topiary, specimen shrubs and trees.

First opened for the NGS in 1928 and now restored by the present owners. 8 acres of parkland surrounding a Grade I listed Georgian house (not open) with extensive lawns, mature specimen trees and lovely views. More formal planting surrounds the house with many exuberantly planted containers.

The tour through NPS original factory offers an exciting insight into all areas of shoe production. The experts guiding the tour naturally focus on the guests’ specific request and questions.

Attractive village in Northamptonshire uplands near to Ravensthorpe reservoir and Top Ardles Wood Woodland Trust, which have bird watching and picnic opportunities. Established and developing gardens set in beautiful countryside displaying a wide range of plants, many of which are available from the Nursery.

Lovely music for a summer evening. Supporting the Riverside Fair – let’s keep it free for the children Fund raising for Riverside Parks Group to support the annual Riverside Fair – keeping this free for children and their families, part of StonyLive!

THE FORMULA 1® 2018 ROLEX BRITISH GRAND PRIX IS RETURNING TO SILVERSTONE 5-8 JULY 2018 F1® drivers call the Formula 1® Rolex British Grand Prix at the iconic Silverstone Circuit ‘insanely fast’. We simply call it one of the world’s greatest sporting events.

Join us for a ride with a difference this June as we explore some of MK’s hidden cultural gems. Every Saturday we’ll have a different start venue and will ride one of the new Culture Trails. We’ll explore some of the best cultural, heritage and arts sites MK has to offer.

After the huge success of ‘Dance is Life’ in 2017, Giovanni is once again set to get your hearts beating a little faster, showcasing a story of love and passion, with even more heat, even more energy, and even more drama than ever before!

Hold onto your seats ‘cos it’s showtime as local groups Wolverton Gilbert & Sullivan Society and Wolverton Light Orchestra combine to bring you a fantastic selection of pieces from the musical theatre.

This 2 hour Bikeability level 2 course for adults and / or families teaches trainees how to cycle confidently and safely on todays’ roads and Redways. This course is invaluable for cyclists of all abilities, whether you’ve been cycling 20 years, or just a few weeks.

The Summer Nationals guarantees a mid-season fix for adrenaline junkies everywhere! This National Drag Racing Championship round features over 25 car and bike classes with some real crowd favourites. Don’t miss this 200mph+ Pro Modified doorslammer action!

BMW Show The BMW Show at Santa Pod Raceway welcomes all BMW race cars, show cars, modern, retros, classics, new minis and BMW bikes. BMWs have all the right elements to make great drag and drift cars. Powerful engines, rear-wheel drive and stable handling all add up to unbeatable straight-line and sideways fun.

Santa Pod goes back to the way we were with Dragstalgia, a weekend dedicated to drag racing, hot rods and bikes from a bygone era with classic dragsters and funny cars, altereds, hot rods, American muscle and more.

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Explore beyond the walls of Canons Ashby on a walk through the rolling hills of Northamptonshire’s countryside. Join a volunteer guide on a 6 mile circular walk to stretch your legs and explore the heart of rural Northamptonshire around Canons Ashby. Booking Not Needed. Children over 11 years welcome.

An annual event held on the picturesque village green in Newnham. This year Charlie Tarry and the outlaws will be entertaining this event with a wide variety of music, mainly classic classic rock covers, some old favourites and some originals. Please see our face book page for further info.

SID JAMES & JOAN SIMS return for one night only: two British comedy icons. This double bill of two one-actor plays open the doors and invite you into the real lives of two of the best-loved British comedy performers of the 20th Century. JOAN takes a walk down memory lane in SIMply JOAN.

Charlie Tarry and the outlaws Perform classic rock covers and original material. Please see our face book page for more details and contact.

New Japan Pro Wrestling: Strong Style Evolved UK. Artists performing: Revolution Pro Wrestling.: Tickets avaiable.

Exhibition of the works of local artists. Works will also be on sale.

Lots of Scarecrows all around the village with stalls and games and delicious home made teas. A number of gardens will also be open.