(Updated 14th June 2022)
Join a local group, connect with artists and make new friends!
Visit our Get Inspired page for more ideas or find events, festivals and celebrations HERE.
Choirs
- In Wellingborough? Join the Wellingborough Orpheus Choir, the Wellingborough Singers or the Wellingborough Community Gospel Choir.
- In Corby? Join the Corby Male Voice Choir, Big About Singing Corby Community Choir, Deep Roots Tall Trees Choir, Corby Chordless Choir or the COPD singers or the Valley Voice Choir.
Visual Arts and Crafts
- Gretton village has a monthly social sewing group and quilting group.
- Join art classes or see exhibitions at the Rooftop Arts Centre in Corby – they have a Bill Drummond Exhibition from 11th – 30th June.
- Join the Late Developers Photographic Group for a Jubilee Walks Photo Exhibition and Celebration event on Saturday 18th June in Corby.
- Join Corby Photographic Club, the Kettering and District Photographic Society, the Wellingborough and District Photographic Club. or find another Camera Club or Photographic Society nearby.
- Join Stevie Way Art Group for weekly crafts sessions on a Monday or Patchwork Pals for fortnightly group at Corby Old Village Community Centre.
- There are various arts and crafts sessions run by the seven U3A groups in North Northants.
- Follow our Associate Artists The Eloquent Fold, and visit their facebook events page to find out how to get involved in their new creative project, BeLonging, or Reset/Refresh for Carers in Northamptonshire.
- The Women’s Have A Go Group (WHAGG) are looking for new members for their FREE weekly club focusing on hobbies and crafts using textile at the Victoria Centre.
- Meet the artist and take part in workshops at Phiona Richard’s Artist Residency at Corby Library.
- Join a Knit and Natter group at Wellingborough Library.
- Become a member of the Corby Community Shed when it opens to share and learn craft skills.
- Join the Northamptonshire Urban Sketchers if you like drawing outside.
- Join Cinnamon Arts Group, which supports and empowers Black Creatives in Wellingborough.
- Find out about exhibitions and galleries in Northamptonshire and see the work of countywide artists online at Art Northants
Heritage
- Walk or cycle an accessible natural trail across green spaces with the Corby Heritage Trail.
- Join the Friends of Kettering Art Gallery and Museum.
- Join your Local History Society at Northamptonshire Heritage Forum.
- Follow Wicksteed Park Heritage on facebook for creative opportunities.
- Learn about the history of Higham Ferrers with a new audio walking tour.
- Have you discovered the Rushden Heritage Trail?
- Are you interested in Corby history? Lodge Park Academy Local History Group publish a fascinating monthly newsletter.
- Join Wellingborough Civic Society or Kettering Civic Society.
Theatre groups
- GLJ Theatre, Wellingborough Cooperative Amateur Dramatic Society and Wellingborough Musical Theatre Society in Wellingborough.
- Corby Amateur Theatrical Society and Eclipse Performing Arts in Corby.
- Theats , Bonkers Theatrical and Kettering Operatic Society in Kettering.
- Thrapston Plaza Opera in East Northants.
- Rutland Musical Theatre
- To find more amateur theatre groups, see Sardines or NODA.
Writing, Storytelling and Spoken Word
- Check out the Corby Collective‘s Spoken Word and music nights.
- Join the NN8 Writers Group led by writer Lucy Anderson.
- Join Feast of Fools for traditional and contemporary storytelling.
- Join the Weaving Words facebook group for sessions hosted by Performance Poet Kezzabelle Ambler.
- Check out The Bardic Basement‘s podcast and join their facebook group to stay in the loop.
- Follow Creative KHL to find out about future Cross-Pollination Poetry Nights.
Music
- Find a brass or silver band to join nearby.
- Join the Corby Musicians facebook group to find new band members or local gigs.
- Enjoy a relaxed Acoustic Night at Rooftop Arts Centre.
- The Knights Lodge in Corby is hosting a regular Acoustic Night for players and singers.
- The Wildfire Sessions have regular music events.
- Chill out to local musician Kenneth J Nash‘s Mood Food podcast.
- Rutland Sinfonia have released their 2021/22 concert dates.
- Music in Lyddington – concerts by internationally-renowned artists.
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