Christmas cheese and wine masterclass

a meeting comprising member contributions on various astronomy themes. Your chance to show the section observations you have made, equipment you are using or anything else that has interested you enough to share it with the section. if you have a special interest and would like to participate as a speaker please let the secretary know beforehand.

Channelling Emily Brontë’s piercing wit and fierce emotion, Inspector Sands bring their characteristic humour, passion and pathos to the infamous love story of Heathcliff and Catherine. “We don’t in general take to foreigners here…unless they take to us first” Wuthering Heights will contain violence, peril, social awkwardness, exhilarating music, high winds and mud.

Join the rising stars of Birmingham Royal Ballet on BRB2’s inaugural tour. Some of the very best young ballet graduates from around the world get their moment in the spotlight in this programme which includes sparkling classical highlights from Frederick Ashton’s Rhapsody, created in 1981 for Mikhail Baryshnikov and Lesley Collier, Carlos Acosta’s own temperature-raising Carmen, Bournonville’s delightful La Sylphide, Petipa’s explosive Diana and Actaeon pas de deux, and Carlos’s own new interpretation of Fokine’s The Dying Swan, featuring two dancers. BRB2 is a brand-new company for dancers fresh from ballet schools around the world as they transition into permanent jobs with Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) and other companies around the world. For this inaugural tour, the first five members of the company are joined by other talented young dancers from

“Adventures, expeditions, and journeys have helped shape and mould me. They have strengthened me emotionally, physically, and mentally and armed me with the skills for life.”  Ben Fogle Ben Fogle’s new show Wild brings to life on stage, stories and tales of hope, possibility, and positivity. From his extraordinary encounters with the human and natural world; the wilderness of Northern Sweden to the jungles of Honduras; the hostile extreme environments of Chernobyl to the mountains of Nepal;  Ben will take you on a journey with inspiring and uplifting tales of self-discovery, that will leave you enchanted, enlightened, and entertained. In this brand-new show full of hope, simplicity, and harmony, Wild is a hair-raising, uplifting and wildly entertaining show that tells the extraordinary true stories of Ben’s amazing encounters with people and animals, and how they changed his life… and the discovery of helping you find your Ocean of Possibility.

The round where the winners from the previous three rounds of our Print 'colour Print' and 'Digital Art print' competitions vie for the annual trophy with an invited judge.

a rare chance to take a close look at the society's historic butterfly collection

NNBN monthly face to face networking is open to members and visitors! Our networking meeting runs from 7.00 pm till 8.30 pm. What is included: An evening of open networking, member presentation, testimonials, 60 second business intro and much more! Members - Please bring your banners, leaflets and business cards!

Bring your under 5's to clap, sing and wave our way through our favourite nursery rhymes and songs. Singing nursery rhymes and doing the actions are great for interaction, communication skills and motor skills - and most of all, it's fun! Please note that the Rhymetime sessions will be run on a first-come, first-serve basis on the day and it will not be possible to book in advance. Parents and Carers can collect a ticket from the front desk on the Friday morning at 10am.

Grab a pint and get ready for the messiest night out in the UK! 20 years after the hit BBC show Da Bungalow first burst on to our screens, quadruple Bafta award?winners Dick & Dom are bringing their own special kind of mayhem live on tour! This is Dick & Dom like you’ve never seen them before – with familiar favourites including Two-Word Tango, Musical Splatues, The Grunty Song, Fairly Hairy Fizzogs, Pants Dance, What A Sweaty Flap and of course BOGIES! Expect the unexpected as the legendary Creamy Muck Muck game returns and with appearances from Diddy Dick and Dom, and D.I Harry Batt, no one is safe! Meet and greet tickets are available and every audience member has a chance to be part of the show!

In Celebration of World Bath Bomb Day we will be hosting FREE making sessions of our Intergalactic Bath Bomb!

Fancy a game of D&D? Or maybe you would to try something a little different? Try our Gaming Club hosted at Northampton Central Library in our Young Adults Area. This event is suitable for people aged 14+

Time To Share is the perfect activity for children of all ages and their grown ups! Each month we will focus on a new theme and each week we will focus on a new book. There will be a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books with matching crafts or activities! This is a free drop in event.

Join Odin and Loki in their struggle to overcome primeval giants, rival Gods and Goddesses, and each another’s ambitions in this dark comic adaptation of Norse mythology. Weaving ancient myths, legends, and folk tales into original pieces of theatre, Mythos utilises a cast of actors who specialise in professional wrestling to create some of the most intense and thrilling fight scenes in the history of theatre. Named a “Must See Show” of Edinburgh Fringe 2022, the show earned more positive public reviews than any other show of the festival and was nominated for the Brighton Fringe Award For Excellence.

A brand new stand-up show from the TV and radio favourite. As heard on The News Quiz and The Now Show and seen on Would I Lie to You, QI and Live at the Apollo. Wake-Up Call is a show about revelations, realisations and epiphanies – both large and small. Subjects covered include: Bin collection schedules, the novels of Jean Rhys, cats, school fair booze tombolas, the Scottish Enlightenment, pressure washers and Huel. It’s an exuberant, silly show with some wisdom sprinkled on top.

Live on Stage Fusing the mystery of magic with wondrous and miraculous feats of science. Hang on to your seats as we transform the venue into a real life science laboratory. Experience the non-stop action packed interactive magical science experiments that will capture the imagination.

Mike + The Mechanics, who have sold over ten million records worldwide – announce their  Refueled! 2023 Tour – all the hits and a drop of Genesis. Mike + The Mechanics are Genesis founding member Mike Rutherford (Guitar) – one of the UK’s most prolific R&B singer, Andrew Roachford – Lead and backing vocals – (whose previous hits include Cuddly Tour and Family Man) and Canadian-born singer, Tim Howar – lead and backing vocals – who formed and toured with his band Vantramp, with the likes of Rod Stewart and Paulo Nutini. Tim shares vocal duties with Roachford and they both add a new soulful dimension to the band’s already established sound. The ‘Refueled!’ Tour in 2023, will include tracks from their critically acclaimed latest album Out of the Blue plus some Genesis.  Their ninth album features re-workings of some of the band’s best loved tracks, including  The Living Years and the unforgettable Over My Shoulder, along with three brand new songs: Out Of The Blue, One Way, What Would You Do.