Events

NEW PURPLE CELEBRATION, THE BAND FORMALLY KNOWN AS PURPLE RAIN: A CELEBRATION OF PRINCE, ARE BACK WITH A BRAND NEW NAME BUT THE SAME MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA CELEBRATING THE MUSIC, LIFE AND LEGACY OF PRINCE.

Celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort.
Enjoy a range of live music, performances, activities and stalls as part of the Coronation Big Lunch and Afterparty at Delapré Abbey on the Sunday, 7 May from 12pm – 10.30pm
A host of performers will take to the stage during the event, while the National Coronation Concert is broadcast live on a big screen.

Join one of Britain’s best-respected sports broadcasters, Jake Humphrey, and High Performance Psychologist Damian Hughes, as they turn the lived experiences of the planet’s high performers into your life lessons. This dynamic and impactful show is based on the world-wide hit podcast and will introduce you to some very special guests including international motivational speaker Roxie Nafousi as Jake and Damian invite members of the High Performance community to share their journey, demonstrating that high happiness is within us all. 

As part of the Coronation Celebrations of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort in Northampton, Northampton Town Council, Northampton BID and West Northamptonshire Council are partnering to improve St Katherine’s Gardens for the Coronation ‘Big Help Out’ on Monday 8th May.

Come and see what the Northamptonshire Natural History Society has to offer.

Hear from therapists Jodie Cariss and Chance Marshall about their tools for “mental health maintenance” to help people care for their own wellbeing.  Their discussion with BBC Radio Northampton host Helen Blaby will cover how to support yourself so you can feel more confident, hopeful and anchored through life’s ups and downs

Joe Tracini will be discussing his book Ten Things I Hate About Me, which delivers a frank and honest account of living with Borderline Personality Disorder that reveals essential information about the complexities of the condition in an accessible, entertaining and even uplifting way. 15% of people with BPD die by suicide, and 40% try. Joe is in the 40%, and has written this book about what staying alive has taught him, and how being honest about what’s happening in our heads is so important. His hope is that if he helps even one person living with a challenging mental illness, then it will have been worth it. Joe Tracini is an actor, author, presenter, comedian and British champion magician. He’s starred in many TV shows including Hollyoaks, Coming of Age and The Great Outdoors, and he’s the host of the BAFTA winning ‘The Dengineers’. He’s been acting like an idiot and talking about his broken brain on Twitter for a while now, and since March 2020 when there were suddenly a lot more people with a lot less on, his videos have been viewed over 90 million times. His top 3 favourite things are food, sleep and avoiding social interactions, and he has a deep...