The bunting is nearly twitching with excitement 🤗, the cake tins are limbering up 🍰, and somewhere in the village a bottle stall is quietly hoping for miracles 🍾. Rushden Village Fete returns on Saturday, 20th June 2026, and we would love your help to make it a brilliant day. As always, the fête only happens because people get stuck in. Whether you can donate something, lend a hand in the run-up, help set up, serve on a stall, bake a cake, carry a table, pour tea, sell raf

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Hello everyone! 👋🏼 My name is Chiara, some of you might know me as Mary and Filippo’s daughter. I’m a physiotherapist based in the...

Each month on the second Friday, Chip and Brian host the social BBQ at the village hall. The pre Christmas event was well attended and we met some of the new residents in the village (who also took the lovely photos - thank you). Chip and Brian light the BBQ ready for 8.00pm. Bring your own food and drink. The tables are laid and come and enjoy the social - especially as there's no pub at the moment! Just bring a little cash to put in the pot to donate for the lighting and he