Northampton – ‘Is the love in my fairytale.’
by Kieron Rathe I remember vividly the minute that I heard that my family and I were moving to some place called Northampton as I decided to hide under the […]
You can write and share your personal story directly via our website. Whether you are local to the county, have since moved away, or have passed through – we would love to hear from you.
Share your photos and memories of both the past and the present, and have your portrait taken by photographer Christian Sinibaldi.
Would you like tell your story in person? We will be interviewing residents about their personal experiences and archiving these recordings at the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
We’re making a film! This will include interviews with people from the Northampton Development Corporation, Northampton natives and early New Town residents
Whatever your story or preferred way of writing, we’d love for you to share it on our website. You can remain anonymous if you want to.
You can read other shared stories by scrolling to the bottom of this page.
Share with us your photos and memories of the past.
We’d love to see and hear all about the photos that you find in boxes under the bed or framed in your living room. Do you have photos from when you, your parents or grandparents first moved to the town? Our aim is to collect and share photos of people who moved to Corby and Northampton and the places they ended up calling home – revealing the story behind faces in the photos.
Share your story with us and let us take a new photo of you, your family or your favourite place in the town today.
Photographer Christian Sinibaldi will take a portrait photograph of you. This will be presented on our website and over on a specially curated Instagram account, championing the range of people who make up our town.
You will receive training from the Oral History Society. More information about this will be available in April. If you would like to find out more now, please email andy@60milesbyroadorrail.co.uk
We are thrilled to be working with Eight Engines, who specialise in combining unforgettable stories with breathtaking cinematography. Their background is in producing award winning TV and films with previous projects winning three Royal Television Society Awards, a BAFTA nomination, Broadcast Awards as well as multiple awards at festivals around the world.
Throughout the project we will be shaping what the documentary is going to include as we learn more about YOUR STORIES and our HOMETOWNs. And of course, we are looking for people to feature in our film – please get in touch to express your interest in being involved.
Please contact courtenay@60milesbyroadorail.co.uk
If you have an image you would like to appear beside your text, please send it to Andy at andy@60milesbyroadorrail.co.uk
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