What to Write About


What can I write about

We need people to write for the blog, can you help? You can write about anything you want as long as it is connected with Northampton in some way. If you need some prompting to get you started here are a few ideas to set you thinking. You don't have to answer all the questions, just choose a subject and write as much or as little as you choose and if appropriate send us a couple of photos to illustrate your writing


Autumn Traditions

Food

Write about your memories of food and cooking in the autumn,
- Collecting blackberries, where? what did you do with them?
- Making jam, chutney, pickles and other preserves
- The vegetable garden or allotment

Halloween

- Did you do anything to celebrate or recognise Halloween.
- Do you know any rhymes or sayings associated with Halloween

Bonfire Night

- Did you do anything to celebrate 5th November
- Did you have fireworks? What types can you remember
- Did you eat any special foods
- Did you do anything to celebrate 5th November

Autumn Weather, Nature and Dark Evenings

- Do you remember any rhymes or sayings about autumn weather
- How did you get the washing dry on cold wet autumn days
- Your memories of fallen leaves, leaf painting, collages, nature table
- Did you collect conkers. Where could you find the best conkers and what did you do with them
- Did you collect other things such as acorns or chestnuts, what did you do with them.
- What did you do on autumn evenings when it was too dark to play outside

Remembrance Sunday

Write about Remembrance Sunday 
- Did you attend a church service or church parade, where was it, what do you remember about it
- Is there someone special that you remember on that day
- Has the public attitude to Remembrance Day changed over the years

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  2. Franklin's Gardens Revisited

    The Welshman sings of Dewi Bebb,
    Whilst pipes may skirl for Peter Brown,
    In Guinness, the Irishman toasts Jackie Kyle,
    Yet! return with me to Northampton Town!

    Roll back the years unto the time
    Don White led out the team,
    Ten England Internationals,
    A rugby football connoisseur's dream!

    Jim Hetherington, Johnny Hyde,
    Butterfield, Cannell, Sykes and Winn,
    At the base of every scrummage - Jeeps,
    With a pass like the point of a pin!

    Ron Jacobs strikes, against the head
    And through the scrummage channel to Jeeps,
    A long pass out to Ricky Winn,
    From Butterfield on to Cannell.

    With blistering pace, Sykes takes the pass -
    A full-back dives in vain!
    What would I give to be back then
    To see those "SAINTS" again!

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  3. OK people, who remembers the NGS Revue 74 ???
    We are still out there.

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