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