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Grafton Regis: 1,000 Years in 100 Minutes
Published: Mon, 19/07/2021 11:53Saturday August 7th 2021 2.30pm. Walk around the small south Northamptonshire village of Grafton Regis and meet famous and infamous characters from our amazing history in authentic costumes.Full story -
Home and Away for Silverstone CC
Published: Mon, 27/07/2020 10:27Silverstone first team hosted Evenley on Saturday 25th July and the game had to be abandoned because of the rain.Full story -
Village at War 2020 Cancelled
Published: Sun, 10/05/2020 09:28Friends of the Canal Museum wish to inform you that there will be a temporary suspension of hostilities in Stoke Bruerne this year and the Village at War Weekend, due to take place on the 12th and 13th September 2020 has been cancelled.Full story -
Historic working boat called into action for emergency inspection of Blisworth Tunnel
Published: Tue, 07/04/2020 12:13An 85 year-old canal boat which played a key role in fighting fires in London during WWII has once more come to the rescue to help with an emergency inspection of Blisworth Tunnel.Full story -
One wedding, one dog, two cakes!
Published: Mon, 04/11/2019 10:55The date is the first Saturday in August, the time is early in the morning, the setting is Oxbridge Meadows. Enter one man, Bunny Hutchings, and his dog.Full story -
Handmade Christmas Cards Workshop
Published: Thu, 31/10/2019 13:53Printmaker Iain Hodgkinson is running a series of two evening workshops at Bay Tree Cottage in Farthingstone,Full story -
The world turns in Abthorpe
Published: Mon, 28/10/2019 09:05Hendrik ten Bruggencate was a Dutchman who, during the 1970s and 1980s lived with his family in a cottage opposite our pub in Silver Street.Full story -
Cobblers Classic Sportive
Published: Mon, 21/10/2019 09:05Early on Saturday a steady stream totalling over 800 cyclists descended the hill on our Silverstone Road and at Abthorpe Crossroads a marshal directed some to the right and others to the left to pass through our village.Full story -
Harvest Supper
Published: Mon, 14/10/2019 09:03This years Abthorpe Harvest Supper had a Spanish theme. Over 35 diners enjoyed a wonderful meal that took place in The Old School our ancient but recently refurbished village hall.Full story -
ABbA to install more gigabit capable connections
Published: Mon, 07/10/2019 09:10Our little not-for-profit local area company - the Abthorpe Broadband Association Ltd (ABbA) operated entirely by unpaid volunteers - has been very successfully providing broadband since March 2003.Full story -
The Hero September 2019 Challenge
Published: Mon, 30/09/2019 13:28A good sprinkling of villagers, virtually all armed with their cameras, lined the route on Saturday taken by the 104 pre-1986 cars participating in Hero Events September Challenge.Full story -
The 2019 Hero Cup
Published: Mon, 23/09/2019 10:03Next Saturday the 28th September 2019 the Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation (HERO) is organising an interesting event where participants in their historic cars will be driving through Abthorpe and other local villages in a qualifying round of the HERO Cup.Full story -
Stained Glass workshop at Bay Tree Cottage
Published: Mon, 16/09/2019 10:54On Thursday 10 October 2019 professional stained glass artist Anna Conti is running a workshop at Bay Tree Cottage in Farthingstone, just outside Towcester.Full story -
Abthorpe GinFest 2019 profit
Published: Mon, 16/09/2019 09:03Lynn Neasham the Treasurer of our Old School (Village Hall) committee reports that the recent second Abthorpe GinFest made an amazing £2567.69 profit!Full story -
Abthorpe Ginfest Success
Published: Sun, 08/09/2019 21:16The second Abthorpe Ginfest was, once again, a huge success with large numbers of visitors enjoying this modern interpretation of our traditional village fete.Full story -
Cream Teas at St Marys Easton Neston
Published: Thu, 05/09/2019 09:15St Marys church Easton Neston is being opened to coincide with a Ride and Stride, the weekend of September 14th and 15th 2019.Full story -
Wappenham Fete
Published: Wed, 04/09/2019 09:38Wappenham Fete takes place on Saturday 7th September 2019 between 2 m and 4 pm at Wappenham ManorFull story -
Silverstone CC end season with resounding victory
Published: Tue, 03/09/2019 12:22Silverstone brought their season to an end with a resounding victory at home against Wroxton. The first team secured runners up position in the premier division of the South Northants Cricket League.Full story -
Have attitudes to renewable energy changed?
Published: Mon, 02/09/2019 11:02Back in May 2014 Haymaker Energy submitted plans to South Northamptonshire Council for the erection of a solar farm on 60 acres of farmland at Handley Park in Towcester parish but adjoining our parish here in Abthorpe.Full story -
Stoke Bruerne Village at War Weekend 2019
Published: Fri, 30/08/2019 08:29Dust off your gas masks, dig out those ration books and prepare to be transported back in time to Britain of the 1940s.Full story
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