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Northamptonshire Archaeological Society
Formed in 1974 to promote
an informed appreciation of
the county’s rich archaeological heritage, the Society publishes
the journal Northamptonshire Archaeology, containing detailed reports on individual sites and short summaries of recent finds and fieldwork. A newsletter provides details of lectures and site visits. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the past.
Membership
£12 individual membership, £15 family, £10 student/retired
Contact
nas196674@gmail.com Nor thamptonshire
Archaeological Society
www.nor thants-archaeology.org.uk
Northamptonshire Battlefield Society
Formed to promote and protect the site of the 1460 Battle of Northampton, the Society now covers all the county’s battlefields and related history. It holds regularly monthly meetings with nationally known speakers on
a variety of relevant topics, and publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Wild Rat.
Membership
See their website for details. £7.50 single meeting entry (non-members).
Talks/tours offered
• The Society can offer talks on
a variety of local and general history subjects, as well as tours of local battlefields.The list of talks is constantly being updated, and includes:
• The Battle of Northampton 1264
• The Battle of Northampton 1460
• The Battle of Edgcote 1469 • The Battle of Naseby 1645 • How to Become King in
Medieval England
• The Monstrous Regiment –
Women in Combat throughout
histor y
• Northamptonshire’s Country
Houses in the English Civil War • Battlefield tours are offered
of both the 1460 and
1469 battlefields on their anniversaries, and a wreath laying is conducted at the Eleanor Cross at 2pm on the 10 July annually
Contact
Chair, Graham Evans, 47 The Ashway, Brixworth NN6 9TZ northampton.battlefields@gmail.com
Northampton1460 www.nor thantsbattles.com
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Northamptonshire Black History Association
The Association was developed from a volunteer-led community project established in 1982. Northamptonshire has its own hidden Black histories and,
like elsewhere in Britain, the contributions of people of African, Asian and Caribbean origins have been invisible to the majority of people living in the county today. Over the years, the Association
has conducted research projects and created educational resources to help change these inaccurate perceptions.
Contact
c/o NN Contemporary Art,
24 Guildhall Road, Northampton NN1 1DP info@northamptonshireblackhistory.org www.northamptonshireblackhistory.org