Leisure & Healthy Communities, South Northants

Sat 29 & Sun 30 Zoritza Williams Art exhibition
Paintings and Photography by Zoritza Williams for sale. St. Johns church, . 10am - 5pm. Admission free.

Tonight (Thursday 27 April) Sweet Spring! Full of sweet days and roses...
Concert by Northampton Chamber Choir, directed by Marcela Campaña, accompanied by Thomas Moore, perform beautiful musical settings of poetry by Chilcott, Stanford, McDowall & Vaughan-Williams. Tickets in advance or on the door. Free for under 19s. Christ Church, Christchurch Rd, Northampton. 7:30pm.
http://www.northamptonchamberchoir.org.uk/concerts.html
This will be a 'swan song' for Arts Development Officer Sue Carverhill, a member of the choir, who retires from the council on Friday 28 April. Come and say 'goodbye' and enjoy some lovely songs.

Northampton Chamber Choir Northampton Chamber Choir, UK

Litchborough Arts & Crafts Festival this weekend, 22 & 23 April, 11am to 5pm. Art in St Martin's Church, crafts and refreshments in the village hall.

www.litchborough.org.uk

Do you like stitching or crafting with textiles? Stitching Kitchen in Brackley has a special project starting this evening, Monday 17 April, 7 - 9pm. People are invited to create a piece of collective textile art on the theme of costumes and ceremonies at the Paralympics. Introductory talk on 17 April and a Paralympian on 24 April; the art project day will be on Saturday 3 June. Register interest in the project online. Call Hannah on 01280 811602 for more information. Stitching Kitchen, Top Station Rd, Brackley (fully accessible).

Community Art Project with NPHT We are very excited to be hosting the National Paralympic Heritage Trust with a community art project with the theme of costume designer, opening and closing ceremonies. With a focus on use of textiles – flags and colours. We will have two evening sessions in April. The first on Monday 17th April ...

Three excellent soloists join Towcester Choral Society and an orchestra for their performance of Haydn's wonderful 'Creation', Claire Turner (soprano), Dominic Bevan (tenor) and Edward Price (baritone). Saturday 15th April.

How often do you get see see a full orchestra and choir performing in Towcester, set in the fabulous historic church of St Lawrence and you even get a glass of wine and snacks thrown in for £15 and HALF PRICE for children! Saturday 15 April 7.30pm Wonderful experience for students if they are learning to play an instrument.

Tickets available via our website: ww.towcesterchoralsociety.org.uk
or telephone 01908 542815

Think about the volunteers you know who help make things happen in our communities and who do so much for others. Is there someone in South Northants who you would like to nominate to be recognised for an award? What about all those walk leaders and people who run sports or arts club activities (hint - more nominations for the physical activities and arts/heritage categories welcomed Closing date is 28 April: https://www.snvb.org.uk/news/south-northamptonshire-volunteer-awards
Towcester Studio Band Brackley And District Band Towcester Choral Society

South Northamptonshire Volunteer Awards - 6th June - SNVB It has been a tough few years for everyone, which would have been a whole lot more difficult without all the good folk in Northamptonshire who stepped up to do their bit during the pandemic. This got us thinking about a special way to say thank you, not just to our covid volunteers but to […]

Concert tonight (Friday 24 March) by members of Brackley Chamber Music Club in nearby Great Bourton Community Hall, OX17 1QU, 7.30pm. Choral and instrumental pieces conducted by Helen Swift. Tickets £10 on the door.

Got any plans for Sunday? Do come and join us for a sing-song and some great, entertaining pieces from the Band. Oh, there’s afternoon tea too. Tickets from Jacky 07970 583342.